ANP’s mayoral candidate gunned down in Dera Ismail Khan

PESHAWAR: A candidate of the Awami National Party (ANP) for the post of tehsil mayor in Dera Ismail Khan was shot dead on Friday night near his house.

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ANP DI Khan President Omar Khitab Sherani was murdered when he was running an election campaign, said the party on Twitter.

عوامی نیشنل پارٹی ڈیرہ اسمعیٰل خان کے صدر اور نامزد امیدوار برائے تحصیل عمر خطاب شیرانی کو گذشتہ شب اس وقت شہید کیا گیا جب وہ انتخابی مہم چلا رہے تھے۔
انا للّٰہ و انا الیہ راجعون pic.twitter.com/fbIqr8kxkQ

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— Awami National Party (@ANPMarkaz) December 18, 2021

“Omar Khitab Sherani, ANP Candidate for Tehseel Mayor of DI Khan has been shot dead in front of his house !! We want justice, and we want it now. This cannot go on anymore,” said ANP Spokesperson Samar Haroon Bilour on Twitter.

Omar Khitab Sherani , ANP Candidate for Tehseel Mayor of DI Khan has been shot dead in front of his house !! We want justice and we want it now . This cannot go on any more

— Samar Haroon Bilour (@SamarHBilour) December 18, 2021

Taking notice of the incident, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan condemned the murder of the ANP leader and directed police to submit an investigation report.

“The elements involved in this heinous murder cannot escape the clutches of the law. Full justice will be provided to the family of the slain,” Bol News quoted him as saying.

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The heirs and ANP activists staged a protest outside the DI Khan Press Club with the body and demanded immediate arrest of the culprits.