ANP election candidate, son gunned down in Karachi
Sadiq Zaman Khattak and his four year old son killed while exiting a mosque.
Sadiq Zaman Khattak was contesting for NA-254 on an ANP ticket.
KARACHI:
A firing incident in Bilal Colony of Korangi area killed an Awami National Party (ANP) candidate and his four-year-old son on Friday, Express News reported.
Sadiq Zaman Khattak was contesting elections from the constituency of NA-254. He was attacked by unknown assailants when he exited the local mosque, Rehmania Masjid, with his son Ahmed.
Khattak died on the spot, while son was taken to the hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Elections have been postponed for NA-254.
President condemns the assassination
President Asif Ali Zardari has strongly condemned the killing of Awami National Party (ANP) candidate for NA-254 Sadiq Zaman Khattak and his son.
The President while expressing profound grief and sorrow over the unfortunate incident has directed the concerned authorities to bring the culprits to justice at the earliest.
Expressing sympathies with the bereaved family, the President prayed to Almighty to rest the departed souls in eternal peace and to give courage to the bereaved family to bear the loss with fortitude and equanimity.
Karachi killings
Earlier on Friday, firing in the areas of Paposh, Chandni Chowk and Korangi killed two people and injured two others.
Two advocates were also shot dead by unknown assailants on the busy Jinnah Bridge within the limits of Baghdadi Police Station today.
The firing killed advocate Shakil Ahmed Jan on the spot, while his father Ali Ahmed Jan, was critically injured in the incident and was shifted to Jinnah hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Violence has spiked in the country ahead of national elections on May 11, with over 61 people killed in attacks on politicians and political parties since April 11.
The Taliban have directly threatened the three main parties in the outgoing government, the Pakistan Peoples Party, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and the ANP, which are often described as secular.
A firing incident in Bilal Colony of Korangi area killed an Awami National Party (ANP) candidate and his four-year-old son on Friday, Express News reported.
Sadiq Zaman Khattak was contesting elections from the constituency of NA-254. He was attacked by unknown assailants when he exited the local mosque, Rehmania Masjid, with his son Ahmed.
Khattak died on the spot, while son was taken to the hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Elections have been postponed for NA-254.
President condemns the assassination
President Asif Ali Zardari has strongly condemned the killing of Awami National Party (ANP) candidate for NA-254 Sadiq Zaman Khattak and his son.
The President while expressing profound grief and sorrow over the unfortunate incident has directed the concerned authorities to bring the culprits to justice at the earliest.
Expressing sympathies with the bereaved family, the President prayed to Almighty to rest the departed souls in eternal peace and to give courage to the bereaved family to bear the loss with fortitude and equanimity.
Karachi killings
Earlier on Friday, firing in the areas of Paposh, Chandni Chowk and Korangi killed two people and injured two others.
Two advocates were also shot dead by unknown assailants on the busy Jinnah Bridge within the limits of Baghdadi Police Station today.
The firing killed advocate Shakil Ahmed Jan on the spot, while his father Ali Ahmed Jan, was critically injured in the incident and was shifted to Jinnah hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Violence has spiked in the country ahead of national elections on May 11, with over 61 people killed in attacks on politicians and political parties since April 11.
The Taliban have directly threatened the three main parties in the outgoing government, the Pakistan Peoples Party, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and the ANP, which are often described as secular.