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The attack was perpetrated at a meeting of the Awami National Party, which has already been the target of retaliation by Islamist militants for demonstrating their opposition to groups such as the Taliban.
A military spokesman admitted that there were already threats against the campaign for the July 25 legislative elections.
"According to the first elements of the investigation, it was a suicide bombing of which Haroon Bilour was the target," said Malik Shafqat, a police officer at one Awami National Party candidates in elections.
Another policeman, Kaukab Farooqi, confirmed that Haroon Bilour had been killed in the attack. According to police, the explosion occurred when the politician was about to intervene for about 200 supporters.
Haroon Bilour belonged to an influential political family in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, of which Peshawar is the capital. His father, Bashir Bilour, also a known politician, was killed in a suicide bombing in 2012.
According to authorities, in addition to the 12 dead, the suicide bombing also caused injuries to at least 34 people . d, s, id) {
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