ANP local leader shot dead in Charsadda

Published July 2, 2015
According to police sources, two motorcycle-riding gunmen opened fire at a local office of the ANP.—AP/File
According to police sources, two motorcycle-riding gunmen opened fire at a local office of the ANP.—AP/File

CHARSADDA: A local leader of the Awami National Party (ANP), Dost Muhammad Khan, was gunned down by unknown assailants on Thursday in Utmanzai area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Charsadda district.

According to police sources, two motorcycle-riding gunmen opened fire at a local office of the ANP at Utmanzai bazaar area, as a result of which Dost Muhamad Khan alias Khan Baba was killed on the spot.

Dost Muhammad Khan  — Photo by author
Dost Muhammad Khan — Photo by author

The attackers managed to flee from the scene. Emergency and security teams reached the spot.

Security personnel cordoned off the area and a probe into the incident went underway.

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Area residents shifted the children to Saidu Sharif Hospital for medical treatment.

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