Shamsul-Amin Pirzada
LANDIKOTAL: A man shot gunfire in the air to shut the hooting of supporters of a candidate in Sheikhmalkhel village in Landikotal while an Improvise Explosive Device (IED) exploded outside a hujra in Hayatabad, sources said on Thursday.
The assistant commissioner of the Landikotal subdivision of the district Khyber Niaz Muhammad told that a convoy of independent election candidate Sher mat Khan Afridi from NA43 was on its way while his supporters were chanting slogans. He said while passing by a village in the Sheikhmalkhel area a man identified as Imran wanted them to shut up and shotgun fire in the air.
He said the person used a pistol and fired in the air to stop the vogue shouting of the candidate supporters. He said Khasadars have been sent to the site to determine the reason behind the incident. He said strict action would be taken against the culprits.
In another incident, a blast of an Improvised Explosive Device(IED)occurred outside the Hujra(male guest house) of a candidate from NA-44. Sources said that a huge blast was heard in Hayatabad in the hujra of Maroof Afridi. However, no casualty was reported as no one was around when the bomb was planted, sources added.
