*PESHAWAR – Awami National Party (ANP) leader Ghulam Ahmed Bilour remarked **“Inever said that Taliban did not kill Haroon. I stated that those people,who got most advantage from the killing of Haroon, were involved. I don’tunderstand as to why we are being targeted.”*
ANP senior vice president said this during his party’s press conference inPeshawar.
A day earlier, Mr. Bilour claimed that Taliban was not involved in hisnephew’s killing; it was done by “our own people”. The suicide attack inPeshawar was an “inside job which benefitted our own people not Taliban,”he claimed.
ANP leader also expressed his displeasure over Chief Justice of Pakistan’sdirective to withdraw security from politicians.
“I have respect for the chief justice. But he should not interfere inadministrative affairs,” he told media men while sharing that his slainnephew required security as terrorists can easily attack politicians.
The veteran politician further recounted that such terrorist attacks cannotscare ANP workers and the party would enthusiastically resume its electioncampaign.
Haroon Bilour was among 21 people who were killed and 75 others injuredduring a suicide blast in Peshawar’s Yakatut area on Tuesday. He wascampaigning for the upcoming elections when a suicide attacker reportedlyentered his corner meeting and blew himself up.