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The Awami National Party of Pakistan (ANP) on Wednesday promised to fight armed groups after its senior leader Haroon Bilour was killed in a suicide bombing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province . an election campaign organized by the ANP also killed at least 20 people. Their funeral was held Wednesday in the provincial capital of KPK, Peshawar
The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
Bilour was a candidate at the provincial assembly for the July 25 general election. His father, Bashir Bilour, also a prominent ANP politician, was killed by a suicide bomber in 2012.
"We want peace on our soil and will stay with our people," said Mian Iftikhar Hussain, who lost his only son during an armed attack eight years ago.
"One thing is clear: we will stand on the ground against the terrorists," he told Reuters
. a secular government instead of ruling by Islamic law has made it a target for the Pakistani Taliban.
In the elections of July 25, the party aims to gain some seats in the National Assembly and perhaps more at the provincial assembly. 19659007] Success would mean a modest return after the party won the elections in 2008 to run the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government for five years.
Lack of security
Pakistani politicians and officials on Wednesday condemned the suicide bombing o
Sardar Mohammad Raza Khan, the chief electoral commissioner, said that the attack proved that Security institutions were weak, according to Geo News, a local Pakistani news organization.
Sad to learn of Bilow Haroon and two other ANP workers have died and strongly condemn the terrorist attack perpetrated in the corner of the ANP in Peshawar. All political parties and their candidates must enjoy adequate security during their election campaigns by the state.
– Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) July 10, 2018
Pakistan's President Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan also condemned the attack in a Tweet adding that " political parties and their candidates must be provided adequate security during their election campaigns by the state. "
First father sacrificed his life for Pakistan and now his son Haroon Bilour.Terrorists are worse than the animals.Maybe God bless his soul in peace.Why the PKK police failed to provide security despite the direct threat to the leadership of the ANP according to the NACTA report.
– Senator Rehman Malik (@SenRehmanMalik) July 10, 2018
Former Home Secretary Rehman Malik said that despite the constant threat of the group by armed groups, the KPK police " did not provide security".
Although violence has decreased in Pakistan in recent years as a result of army offensives in northwestern rebel strongholds, many fighters have fled to Afghanistan.
"Our people are afraid … but we have faced each other," said ANP party leader Noorullah Achakzai
SOURCE: Al Jazeera and news agencies
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