Pakistan: Prominent Gujranwala political figure killed in gun attack
A Pakistani political figure named Rana Iftikhar and four others were killed when they were attacked by four bike-borne attackers in Gujranwala city on Wednesday.
The police believe old enmity to be the reason behind the attack.
According to reports, Iftikhar was returning after attending a court hearing in Gujranwala city when the attack took place.
As soon as his car reached along Kashmir Road, four people riding two motorbikes ambushed the car with indiscriminate firing, killing Iftikhar, his driver Boota, and three guards - Abu Sufian, Rajab, and Qasib. The assailants fled the scene, reported Dawn News.
A spokesman for Gujranwala police stated that a case had been registered against the suspects belonging to the Mehar group, a rival party of the deceased Rana Iftikhar, the newspaper reported.
The deceased Iftikhar used to contest the union council chairman elections, and he had announced contesting the next elections from PP 59.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
Related Articles
Who is Bhumika Shrestha, Nepal’s first transgender woman lawmaker?
Kathmandu/IBNS: Activist Bhumika Shrestha has scripted history by becoming Nepal’s first transgender woman lawmaker, media reports said.
Canada holds key interest rate at 2.25% as the Middle East conflict clouds the economic outlook
Ottawa: The Bank of Canada kept its target for the overnight rate unchanged at 2.25%, as policymakers weighed the economic fallout from geopolitical tensions, volatile energy prices and softening domestic data.
Esmaeil Khatib: Israel claims killing of Iran’s Intelligence Minister in Tehran Strike, President Masoud Pezeshkian confirms
Israel on Wednesday confirmed the killing of Esmaeil Khatib, Iran’s intelligence minister, in what it described as a “targeted strike” in Tehran.
Middle East tension rises: US hits Iranian missile sites close to Strait of Hormuz with bunker buster bombs
The United States on Tuesday confirmed that it carried out strikes on Iranian missile sites near the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, using some of the most powerful bombs in its arsenal.
Latest News
Iran strikes Qatar’s largest gas hub: How escalating energy war could hit India hard
BJP fields RSS loyalist in Tripura bypoll, names late MLA son for Nagaland seat
RG Kar victim’s mother set to enter Bengal polls as BJP candidate
‘Will defeat Mamata Banerjee by 25,000 votes’: Suvendu Adhikari ups the stakes in Bhabanipur