The TTP claims responsibility for the Peshawar attack against the leader of the ANP as the number of casualties increases

PESHAWER: At least 20 people, including Haroon Bilour, were martyred and 63 others wounded in a suicide bombing for a rally in the congested neighborhood of Peshawar on Tuesday night.

The attacker blew up his explosive belt near the ANP chief's vehicle as he approached a rally organized to promote his election in the region Yakatoot, in the provincial capital. Rescue teams and security officers moved the dead and wounded to Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) shortly after the attack.

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Shortly after the attack, ANP supporters rallied in front of the hospital and chanted slogans against the government for not having ensured the security of their leader.

was scheduled to attend a corner meeting in Azeemabad. "We were waiting at the place where we heard an explosion as soon as Bilour's vehicle approached the door," he said. He remembers being unconscious after seeing blood and body parts scattered in the dust and smoke.

Eight injured in a cylinder at the Noor Medical Center in Peshawar

Claim for the attack, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan The TTP spokesman described this badbadination as " revenge of the previous government of the ANP ". The statement warns of new attacks.

Bashir Bilour, Haroon's father, was also martyred during a suicide bombing aimed at his rally in the legendary Qissa Khawani bazaar in Peshawar in December 2012. The TTP had claimed responsibility for this attack.

Funeral Prayer

Funeral prayers for Haroon Bilour were performed at Wazeer Bagh in the middle of security. A heavy contingent of security officials was deployed across the city before Haroon's last rites. A three-level security plan had been developed for the funeral cortege, including demining units and sniffer dogs, while the drones would monitor the situation.

Tuesday night, the latest rites for the other 10 martyrs of the attack were offered at the Esa Khel Mosque. The dead were put to rest at the Rahman Baba cemetery

Polls reported in the constituency

Following the badbadination of the PK-78 candidate, the Provincial Electoral Commission of Pakistan declared the elections for the constituency will be postponed. "An official notice will be issued when the returning officer writes a letter detailing the incident," said Pir Maqbool, K-P Election Commissioner, The Express Tribune.

The PCE spokesman explained that elections are canceled in a constituency if a candidate dies or is killed before the elections. Subsection 73 (1) of the 2017 Election Act provides that "if a contesting candidate dies before the beginning of the poll or during polling hours, the returning officer shall, by a public notice, terminate the procedures relating to those elections. elections. complete story