The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday postponed elections in PK-78 after a powerful suicide blast in an ANP corner meeting that assassinated Haroon Bilour along with 18 others on Tuesday night.
According to the ECP, the election in PK-78 (Peshawar-13) will be held after July 25.
At least 19 people including a leader of Awami National Party (ANP), Haroon Bilour, were martyred and 66 other injured in a suicide attack that had rocked ANP election rally in Yakatoot area of Peshawar last night.
According to police, a suicide attacker entered a corner meeting of ANP and blew himself up.
Haroon Bilour was the ANP candidate for PK-78 Peshawar-13. His funeral prayers were offered at Wazir Bagh Peshawar.
Bashir Ahmed Bilour, father of slain Haroon Bilour, was also martyred in a suicide attack in December 2012 in Qissa Khwani bazaar. He was the eldest son of Bashir Bilour and was contesting elections from the same constituency on which his late father was contesting.
Published in Daily Times, July 12th 2018.
