Pakistani Media: Provincial Minister Killed in Suicide Attack

Seven people, including the law minister of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, were killed in a suicide attack Wednesday, Pakistani news channels reported.
 
The minister, Israullah Gandapur, was targeted at his house in the Kolachi area while he was greeting people on the occasion of Eid al-Adha.
 
According to media reports, the attacker entered Gandapur’s house and detonated the explosives he was carrying.
 
No group has claimed responsibility, but the Pakistani Taliban and affiliated groups have carried out recent attacks against high profile Pakistanis. [Read More]

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Source: VOA News: Economy and Finance


 

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