Ex senator Hidayatullah among 4 killed in Bajaur blast

PESHAWAR
Former senator Hidayatullah Khan along with three others were killed an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Bajaur on Wednesday.
Malakand Regional Police Officer Muhammad Ali Khan Gandapur confirmed the deaths and, said that the former senator’s car was targeted in an IED attack in Bajaur’s Damadola area.
He told reporters that no one had claimed responsibility for the attack as of yet.
Bajaur District Police Officer Sajjad Ahmad said that the bomb disposal unit was conducting its investigation and the situation would be made clearer after its report.
He added that the former senator was on the way to a by-election campaign in Damadola where he was attacked.
KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur condemned the incident and summoned a report from police authorities.
All aspects of the incident should be investigated and a report should be submitted, he said
KP government spokesperson Barrister Mohammad Ali Saif offered prayers for the deceased and said: “Such cowardly attacks cannot dampen our spirits.”
KP Chief Secretary Nadeem Aslam Chaudhry condemned the attack, saying that it was very unfortunate.
“We will not be discouraged by such cowardly attacks. The martyrdom of the former senator and others will not go in vain,” he said, extending his condolences to the relatives of the three.
CS condemns Dama Dola Blast
Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Nadeem Aslam Chaudhary has condemned Dama Dola blast and expressed grief over the loss of lives in the incident.
In a statement issued here, he said that these acts of cowardice could not deter our resolve and courage to fight enemies of the country.
He said that we share the grief of bereaved families in this hour of distress and added that sacrifices of guiltless people would not go vain and elements involved in the incident would be brought to court of law.