SHERGARH: Independent MPA Imran Mohmand and 26 other people were killed in a suicide bomb blast during a funeral proceeding in the Shergarh area of Mardan, Express News reported.
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 bomber came on foot and blew himself up near Mohmand, who seems to have been the target, police official Jaffer Khan told AFP.
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 Abdullahs 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.
Independent MPA, 26 others killed in Mardan blast – The Express Tribune
