Pakistan election candidate shot dead near Afghanistan border: Report
04-Feb-2024Reuters reported that a national assembly candidate in Pakistan's election next week was shot and killed on Wednesday in the tribal district along the Afghan border
Reuters reported that a national assembly candidate in Pakistan's election next week was shot and killed on Wednesday in the tribal district along the Afghan border, police said, amid fears of an uptick in militant violence around the parliamentary vote.
Rehan Zeb Khan, an independent candidate in the February 8 election who had claimed to be supported by former prime minister Imran Khan's party, and four aides were shot in Bajur district, said police officer Rasheed Khan.
He said Rehan Zeb Khan died at a local hospital and his aides were in a critical condition.
