PML-N candidate's firing in Abbottabad kills three

Sajid from union council Dhamtor fired at people he had clashed earlier during LG polls day

ABBOTTABAD: Three people were killed and the same were injured on Tuesday when a Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz candidate resorted to firing in Abbottabad as poll violence continues in the province.

PML-N candidate Sajid from union council Dhamtor opened fire in Fawara Chowk in Abbottabad on people he had clashed with during the day of local government elections.

Read: 7 killed as poll violence continues in Tank

The polls in the province were marred by violence as more than 11 people lost their lives in clashes in various cities.

Read: Violence-marred local government polls leave 9 dead across K-P

On the day of the polls, there were several conflicts as clashes between Awami National Party (ANP) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers broke out.

Further, at least seven people were killed and more than eight injured when unidentified men opened fired and hurled grenades at a celebratory gathering after the completion of local government elections in Tank district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday.

Read: 7 killed as poll violence continues in Tank