Lawmaker injured in armed attack in northwestern Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – At least four people were killed in an attack on a convoy of a ruling party lawmaker in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday evening, police and local media reported.
Liaquat Ali, a member of the provincial assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, was attacked in the remote district of Dir, which borders Afghanistan.
Ali, who belongs to former premier Imran Khan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, which governs KP province, was critically injured in the attack, and transported to a hospital, local broadcaster Geo News reported.
The deceased included brother of the lawmaker, two security personnel, and a child. Another four people were injured in the attack.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
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