Imran Mohmand of PK-27 amongst those killed in the Mardan blast. PHOTO: Imran Mohmand Pk-27 Facebook Page
Despite the medical treatment provided to Mohmand at the Mardan Medical Complex, the MPA succumbed to his injuries.
Over sixty people were reported injured and were brought in at the complex for medical treatment. The doctors described ten of them as severely injured.
The attack in Shergarh town in Mardan district, 145 kilometres (90 miles) northwest of Islamabad, came during prayers for the owner of a local fuel station.
Police said the politician appeared to be the target of the blast.
Local police chief Tahir Ayub told AFP "at least 27 people were killed and 55 others wounded in the blast" and that it was a suicide attack.
Another local police official, Jaffer Khan, confirmed the toll.
"The bomber came on foot and blew himself up near Imran Khan Mohmand, who seems to have been the target," Khan told AFP.
More than 150 people died in militant attacks during the election campaign but Tuesday's bombing is the deadliest since a blast in a Shiite Muslim area of Karachi on March 3 killed 50 people.
The attack comes three days after 25 people died when militants blew up a bus carrying female students in the southwestern city of Quetta and stormed a hospital where survivors were taken for treatment.
Imran Mohamand had earlier defeated candidates of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to win PK-27 seat during the general elections.
Police officials were present at the hospital to provide security.
Shortly after the blast, Provincial Information Minister and PTI leader Shaukat Yousufzai while talking to Express News said, "We will take the jirga to the federal government to identify ways of resolving the law and order situation in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. We have invited all stakeholders to join us.
"For peace to prevail in the entire country, there needs to be peace in K-P."
"Even PML-N had chanted slogans for peace," he added.
Yousufzai said the injured will be provided with monetary compensation worth Rs1 lakh while families of the deceased will be given Rs3 lakh.
A day ago, petrol pump owner Abdullah was killed by unknown assailants’ firing. Abdullah was a well-known figure in the area.
The bomb exploded just before Abdullah’s funeral prayers started.
Security forces and the rescue team reached the site. Injured were shifted to the hospital, while security forces cordoned off the area.
According to security personnel, more bomb attacks are expected in the area.
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@Nadir:
Hey Mr. Nadir, are you commenting or denting???????????
Newly elected government in Pakistan invited them to come to the peace negotiation they refused, peaceful Taliban,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,hahahahahaha, my God.
@Nadir:
girle students has been targeted by Taliban twenty died at sopt.
peace ful taliban,hahahah hahahaha,hahahahh.....hahahahahah
Firm decision will have to take,admireable efficieny will have to show all the promises will have fulfilled made with popular will during the election campaign.
In case , you don't no firm decision or failed in taking such decision which provide peace to the common man,or remained failed showing efficiny and didn't fulfilled promises,with the people of pakistan,they would have to compelled to think you have no credibility to rulling over the country .
You are bound to take a decision,permission can not be granted to any one playing with innocent people's live on such level .We are moving toward anarchy ,delay in this regard will not be favour.Delay in this connection would destroyed our integrity stability and soliderity.
@Raheel: being said by you because you have not been targted by the them. Rest assured,if every thing runnimng on the same track the day will come when you admitt the untolrable facts affiliated the existing circumstances
Rest assured, the peaple,who are making heinous crime and play with innocent people's lives would be produced before the tremendous judge would convict them and awarded them exampless punishment.
@Nadir:
According to the FATWAS,issued by many concerned quarter from inside and out side the country,such people involved in such heious crime have no right to call muslim ,and you are describing them peaceful taliban ,they are not muslims,they are wiled animals.
@Nadir: Taliban and peaceful,good jock,
of course, but First and foremost we will have to defense our great Pakistanvery sad, every Pakistani citizen is sad about this suicide attack, the bomb blast in Quetta on a bus and the second in emergency room of hospital, resultantly, Deputy Commissioner, Mansoor Khan Kakar was also targeted and martyred including 18 students alongwith 19 students injured. Unfortunately, Pakistan's current position is worst, the Agencies who have already been ruined and destroyed Afghanistan since 1970. the same, now want to destabilize our great peaceful country Pakistan. Our country's Foreign Policy should be altered immediately in order not to get help in the shape of money from IMF (International Monetary Fund). Being a Pakistani, I would like to say that for a country, state and nation First of all three (3) main things are needed to be given priority. 1) Peace 2) Economic 3) Education In view of the above, If peace prevails up to the mark, economic sector will be automatically good, and education department will also stand on its feet. Finally, May Allah Almighty eliminate and clean our Pakistan from burning issue (terrorism) in order to live like other developed countries in the globe.@ A Question? ' Can I call it Islamic Terrorism ? Please someone answer this'
a strong No. Bcos I am an hindu working in an 99% islamic country for daily bread. I feel more secure and respected here than my home country. The problem is Pakistani muslims who can't read Arabic, being taken advantage by their mullas. When state also involved to take advantage of this situation, then it is heady cocktail. There cannot be a immediate solution but things depend how fast the state of pakistan rewind the situations at least to pre 80s.
If we can't handle the talibans and like minded groups holed up in Waziristan then its useless to have an army. Forget India as Afghanistan might be able to defeat us if we ever went to war with another country.
US talking to Taliban. Some here want Pakistan to fight Taliban. Once US makes peace with Talibans the drones will be gone. Than what. best that you attach yourself too that same process and get rid of your problems too.before the US decides it would rather handover FATA to Taliban rather than a portion of Afghanistan.
Sad. Very sad to hear of this senseless murder of humanity. It has become a common occurrence in Pakistan. Pakistan army are fully responsible for creating a Frankenstein who they cannot control now. It is likely to get worse before it gets better. The Taliban have to be targeted indiscriminately and eliminated. The new PM must ACT NOW and empower the security agencies.
Can I call it Islamic Terrorism ? Please someone answer this .
where is army ? enjoying free pia first class and kfc in dubai?
@saeed: this bloodshed will end when the oil fields turn dry. the funding/training for these sorts of attacks are funded externally.
read plzz i seen the killed peoples in this blast today, i m a doctor and attended patients so i was bold in the injured people to face them but when i saw these whose hands and legs and brain was hare and there i lose my consciousness, watch newspaper every day and always look that how much is killed but i never wondered that their condition will be like this so to have +ive commants because it may happen also in your village
Rest assured people, no one will be caught and there will be no action against anyone. Our leaders and military rulers have abandoned all moral principles that relate to sense of responsibility, protecting the innocent and similar 'fairytale' concepts; they just want a quite and peaceful term in office, send their children to universities abroad and retire in Saudi Arab.
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un
@Umer: but then you're not the one who controls the drones, are you? when drones stop what would you do? send PAF to destroy the Talibans?....if you still haven't understood the underlying reality of the groups you call Talibans then the chances are you won't do it in near future so it would be futile for me to even try to explain my point. but keep up with your baggage of naivety and aloofness.
its time for Army to pay attention and get INVOLVED and PAF should be given full permission to CARPET BOMB where ever they feel necessary.
@MA:
We figure alright. When US does talks with Taliban it is not agreeing to give them California but instead a portion of another country such as Afghanistan. However, when we hold talks with Taliban we discuss giving them a part of our country.
Despite of providing hard security and strict arrangements the extremists are still performing their actions in Pakistan and the blood of innocents is shedding all over the country, how long we will see all this happening in front of ours, where are the official and intelligence agencies now, what are they doing, in which they had indulged themselves?
ET, please correct your details, Imran Khan Mohmand had joined PTI and was a PTI MPA.
for all fellow readers
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/18/us-peace-talks-taliban-afghanistan
IK knows better the Taalibaan than anyone else as he claimed. Now why don't he is negogiating the Taalibaan.
whilst my fellow country men are pleading for more drones.....the perpetrators are fixing a meeting with Talibans in Qatar.....go figure!
only if pakistan wudnt have used extremism as a tool of their central policy, such days of mourning in pakistan wudnt have existed... can the common man of pakistan come out on streets and fight until their masters give up on using extremism??? Dnt look in the book for answers....use common sense...
Where is NAYA PAKISTAN where is peace in KPK
PTI still thinks its not our war. Great. Keep saying that, see how it works out for you.
@ To all who laugh when these animals were killing the liberals,shia, non muslims, they are evils but the bigger evils are those who supports them, confuse common people.. that they are doing this in reaction of some thing
like it or not but most of the PTI comes from JI in KPK (the undisputed mother of all terrorist)... you talk where other person wants to talk, they have other agendas they want khalafat and if they do that pakistan will be the biggest jihad exporter..... its in the hands of "PINDI " who still thinks them as Strategic assets, as they help them controlling balochisten and karachi...
Even now if people will remain in the state of denial then
"Cheeragh sub ky bujayen gay hawa kisi ki nhe"
Wow, injured will get 0.1 Mn & families of those killed will get 0.3 Mn.. Why dont they just say 100,000 & 300,000 respectively.
If this had happened in Punjab or Karachi, the compensation would have been 1 Million to 5 Million... The cost of a Human life on the other side of Indus is lesser than the cost of a human life in Punjab & Karachi...
Maan Gaye Pakistan!
Wow, injured will get 0.1 Mn & families of those killed will get 0.3 Mn.. Why dont they just say 100,000 & 300,000 respectively.
If this had happened in Punjab or Karachi, the compensation would have been 1 Million to 5 Million... The cost of a Human life on the other side of Indus is lesser than the cost of a human life in Punjab & Karachi...
Maan Gaye Pakistan!!!
Wow, injured will get 0.1 Mn & families of those killed will get 0.3 Mn.. Why dont they just say 100,000 & 300,000 respectively...
If this had happened in Punjab or Karachi, the compensation would have been 1 Million to 5 Million... The cost of a Human life on the other side of Indus is lesser than the cost of a human life in Punjab & Karachi.
Maan Gaye Pakistan...
A change in foreign policy is essential to dealing with the menace of terrorism. The foreign policy,which was adopted by the previous government was failed, has been failed and will remained failed.It needs comprehensive and fundamental changes,It is indispensable to overcome the ground situation being faced by the newly elected government and people of the country.
Jahalut at its peak! Muslims killing Muslims during funeral prayer. Our PURE land needs more drones because WE DESERVE THIS TREATMENT.
When they were targeting the Shias, you didn't pay too much attention. What about now? Are you going to do something about your brothers in Islam or the killing season must go on...???
First and foremost, we send our heartfelt condolences to the friends and families of those killed in this act of terror. We sincerely hope their loved ones will find the strength to deal with this tragedy. We also wish to see the injured make a quick and speedy recovery. Incidents like these emphasize the importance of shared cooperation in regards to our peace objectives in the region. Those who are working against our peace efforts continue to send the region into chaos and frenzy with these acts of terror. We fully support the government of Pakistan in its fight against these extremist organizations. We share a common stance against terrorism, and it only makes sense to work together to negate the common threat. We hope to continue our partnership and remain unified for the sake of stabilizing the region.
Ali Khan DET, United States Central Command
@Babablacksheep: You name says it all
INA LILAH E WA INA ELAIH E RAJEON.
Please stop these tactics that we will go for Jirga to federal government, Stop this panic, People give u the mandate in KP and you should be up to it. Make revolutionary changes in Police and in local intelligence as these are under the provisional authority.
@Bitter Truth: u disgust me!
To: ET, Other newspapers are saying that this lawmakers belongs to PTI while you are terming it an independent. who is right??????
Another cold blooded murder by the brutes called Talibans and their kind, all who support, defend and consider Talibans friends must share this burden of guilt. Wake up, before we all are killed in this fashion. There are no good or friendly Talibans, they all are demonic and barbarians and must be treated as such.
@Pacer:
ET should have mentioned his political affiliation.
ET is part of the International Herald Tribune, which is owned by the $$New York Times$$. But you can rest assured that ET is completely independent.
He has been killed by his rivals...they were jealous of his success
Drones are the best treatment for these beasts
Somebody register a new FIR using K-Ps electronic FIR registration system!
must be PTI behind this murder
He was elected independent but was PTI MPA. ET should have mentioned his political affiliation. He is the second independent who joined PTI and was later targeted
All these banned groups should be droned once
When the Generals abandon their policy of shielding strategic assets, and completely disown them.
He had done something that cost him his life how could Taliban spare him for his crime Defeateing JI and PTI candidate
RIP
Those Killed Include an MPA Imran Momand who won the election as an Independent Candidate. Imran was a well known figure in ANP as well.
When this all blood shed will end..PTI MPA who was attending the funeral Imran Mahmand also got injured..BLA..Taliban...alshkar e jhangvi....sectarian violence..for GOD sake when this all will end..instead of mud slinging each other it is time for all political parties and establishment to do dome thing and create a policy to end this..enough is enough...
When this all blood shed will end..PTI MPA who was attending the funeral Imran Mahmand also got injured..BLA..Taliban...alshkar e jhangvi....sectarian violence..for GOD sake when this all will end..instead of mud slinging each other it is time for all political parties and establishment to do dome thing and create a policy to end this..enough is enough...
Must make sure peaceful Taliban are not blamed!