Chief Minister Pakhtunkhwa has announced three days mourning at official level over the tragic death of late MPA Alamzeb Khan.

Peshawar—Ruling party MPA and Chairman standing committee on Excise and Taxation Alam Zeb Khan was killed in a remote controlled bomb blast which left seven more people seriously injured in a congested locality of the provincial metropolis on Wednesday morning. The injured include the MPA’s brother, his bodyguard and a personal assistant.

While the eyewitness and the officials say the alleged terrorists targeted the vehicle of Alamzeb Khan at Dalazak road where he had gone to inaugurate a school in Momin Town falling in his constituency PF 1 Peshawar 1. Capital City Police chief Sifwat Ghayoor said the explosive device was planted in a motorbike parked on main road in Momin Town, Dalazak road that went off as the vehicle of the ANP MPA came closer to it.

The vehicle of Alam Zeb Khan, who was also a member of the Public Accounts Committee, was destroyed completely and number of nearby houses were also damaged badly as the explosion was heard in vast area. The injured were immediately shifted to Lady Reading Hospital where emergency was declared and a team of doctors did their best to save the life of Alam Zeb Khan who also underwent surgery. He, however, lost battle for his life after several hours sending a wave of grief and anger among his thousands of party supporters, party leaders and relatives who had gathered out side the hospital.

The doctors at the Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar have also termed the condition of two more injured as critical. CCPO Sifwat Ghayur said it was a high intensity blast that totally smashed vehicle of the MPA while boundary walls of two houses completely collapsed besides breaking the window panes of scores of the houses in the nearby vicinity. The blast ripped through a very congested locality which is always jam-packed with the people and motorists.

The injured have been identified as Alam Zeb’s Gunman Daud Khan, Personal Assistant Abdul Hassan, Haider Khan, Usman Khan and Hameed Khan. The NWFP Minister for information Mian Iftikhar Hussein while commenting upon the killing of his party MPA said he was targeted by the forces which were opposed to the peace. He said his party still believed in the dialogues with the militants who were hell bent to disrupt the peace of the province. The minister However, lamented the militants did not respond to the goodwill gesture of the government and in fact their activities were now getting intolerable. He also hinted at crushing the militants with full might.

The Provincial Chief Minister has announced three days mourning at official level over the tragic death of late MPA Alamzeb Khan. The Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti has strongly condemned the killing of ANP MPA Alamzeb Khan and termed it a great loss to the party and Pukhtoons. The space vacated due to his martyrdom will remain blank and the services rendered by him will be written in golden words. It is to remind that Alamzeb Khan injured seriously in a bomb blast on Wednesday morning near Momin Town. He was immediately shifted to Lady Reading Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries and died.

The Chief Minister in his condolence message said that the late Alamzeb Khan was an active public figure and being a follower of Bacha Khan always worked for humanity. His services to the party, politics and democracy would be remembered forever. The Chief Minister prayed for the soul of shaheed Alam Zeb Khan and endurance to his family members and well-wishers.

The Chief Minister said that such inhuman actions are highly condemnable in which innocent people bathed in blood. “The miscreants and enemy to state are involved in nefarious actions to destroy peace in the region. However they will never succeed in it. And the attacks on ANP ministers, MPAs will never weaken the party and provincial governments firm resolves.” he added.

Central President of Awami National Party, Asfandeyar Wali Khan has strongly condemned the killing of ANP member provincial assembly Alam Zeb Khan in a bomb blast and expressed deep sorrow and grief over the tragic incident.

In his condolence message he strongly condemned terrorism and said that thirty years ago our leaders had predicted it a war between two super powers. However the rulers neglected it and now the destruction spread to our region. He said that ANP leaders and workers have been always rendering great sacrifices for the survival of this region . He said that the establishment of peace is impossible until extremism and terrorism should be rooted out. He lauded the services to the party and public friendly nature of Alam Zeb Khan. He expressed the hope that the sacrifices rendered by ANP will not go in waste.

Meanwhile provincial president Afraseyab Khattak has also strongly condemned the bomb blast and termed it inhuman act. He lauded the services of late Alam Zeb Khan and said that his sacrifice will be remembered by every member of the party. He further added that forces behind spreading terror and massacre will meet their fate.

Central Secretary for foreign Affairs Dr. Haider Ali Khan, Central Information Secretary Zahid Khan, Provincial Gen. Sec. Tajuddin Khan and Sec. Information Abrab Muhammad Tahir Khan has also termed the tragic incident as a great loss to the party and nation as well. He also prayed for the departed soul. [Agencies/ANP sources]

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