In a distressing incident, an independent candidate Rehan Zaib from NA-8, affiliated with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was fatally shot in the Siddiqabad area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district, as reported by the police. This tragic event occurred just one day after a bomb blast at a PTI rally in Balochistan’s Sibi claimed four lives and left six others injured.
Rehan Zeb Khan, the PTI-backed independent candidate, was targeted by unidentified armed assailants while canvassing in the area. Despite being rushed to the District Headquarters Hospital, he succumbed to his injuries. The shooting also left four other individuals wounded.
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Khar Police Station House Officer Rasheed Khan stated that the incident appeared to be a “targeted killing,” and law enforcement authorities were conducting a search operation in the area to apprehend the perpetrators.
Expressing condemnation, PTI emphasized that Rehan was a “party-backed candidate for a National Assembly seat.” The party decried the killing and raised concerns about the safety of PTI-affiliated candidates and public gatherings, pointing to the recent incidents as “terrorist attacks” that cast doubt on the fairness of the upcoming polls.
Here is the link of social media post of PTI’s official X account:
باجوڑ سے قومی اسمبلی کیلئے امیدوار ریحان زیب نامعلوم افراد کی فائرنگ سے جاں بحق
پاکستان تحریک انصاف کی قومی اسمبلی کے امیدوار ریحان زیب پر فائرنگ کی شدید مذمت
فائرنگ کے نتیجے میں ریحان زیب کے جاں بحق ہونے پر نہایت رنج اور دکھ کا اظہار
تحریک انصاف کے امیدواران و عوامی… pic.twitter.com/S0hRGtYGx4
— PTI (@PTIofficial) January 31, 2024
In a call to action, the PTI urged the Chief Justice of Pakistan to take notice of both the recent shooting and the blast at the Sibbi rally, underscoring the need for swift and decisive intervention.
ہم پاکستان تحریک انصاف کے نوجوان رہنما ریحان زیب کی ٹارگٹ کلنگ کی شدید مذمت کرتے ہیں اور دکھ کی اس گھڑی میں ریحان زیب کے اہل خانہ کیساتھ کھڑے ہیں۔
ہم چیف جسٹس آف پاکستان سے مطالبہ کرتے ہیں کہ ریحان زیب کی ٹارگٹ کلنگ اور سبی میں تحریک انصاف کی ریلی میں دھماکے کا نوٹس لیں اور…
— PTI (@PTIofficial) January 31, 2024
