ANP member Maulana Khan Zeb gunned down in KP’s Bajaur: police
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Awami National Party (ANP) politician Maulana Khan Zeb was on Thursday shot dead by unidentified suspects in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district, a police official told Dawn.com.
Bajaur District Police Officer (DPO) Waqas Rafiq told Dawn.com that the politician was shot dead in Shindai Mor while campaigning for the July 13 peace parade.
“Three other people were injured in the shooting,” DPO Rafiq said. “This was a targeted killing carried out by unidentified shooters on motorcycles.”
DPO Rafiq added that evidence had been collected from the crime scene.
Khan was a member of the ANP’s central cabinet and held the office of secretary of ulema affairs, according to the party website.
Additional reporting by Zahid Imdad