PTI candidate killed in suicide attack, laid to rest

<p>Dera Ismail Khan [Pakistan], Jul 23 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Sardar Ikramullah Gandapur, who died in a suicide attack in Dera Ismail Khan city, was laid to rest on Monday in his hometown Kulachi here.</p><p>The funeral prayers were offered at Kulachi's College Ground, earlier today, reported the Geo TV.</p><p>Gandapur, a former agriculture minister in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, was killed on Sunday after his vehicle was targetted in a suicide attack in Kulachi.</p><p>He was rushed to Combined Military Hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds.</p><p>The PTI candidate was contesting the upcoming general election from PK-99 constituency.</p><p>On July 10, a bomb targeted a rally by the Awami National Party (ANP) in Peshawar, in which the local party leader Haroon Bilour lost his life.</p><p>Last week in Mastung blast, 149 people were killed, including Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) leader Siraj Raisani, and left over 200 injured. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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