PESHAWAR: Unknown men fired on Deputy Speaker Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly Mahmood Jan on Friday in the provincial capital's Regi area, police confirmed. "Unknown men restored to aerial firing and their search is underway. The deputy speaker has been shifted to his home safely," KP SSP Operations Kashif Aftab Ahmad Abbasi told Geo News.

The police officer said the deputy speaker was involved in a property dispute. Abbasi added that he came under attack during the inauguration ceremony of a development project. In his statement, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader said he was attacked while addressing a livestock-related event.

He added that the guards fired back at the attackers.  Jan added that he or anyone else was not injured in the attack; however, the attackers escaped. The incident comes just days after militants overpowered a counterterrorism department centre in Bannu and took personnel over there hostage. The facility was later cleared by the Pakistan Army's Special Services Group (SSG).

Published in The Daily National Courier, December, 24 2022

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