[image: Ikramullah Khan Gandapur. PHOTO: EXPRESS][image: Ikramullah Khan Gandapur. PHOTO: EXPRESS][image: PTI candidateinjured in the attack. PHOTO: EXPRESS][image: PHOTO: FILE]

DI KHAN – Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsiblity forthe suicide attack that killed Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Ikramullah KhanGandapur and his driver.

Both succumb to injuries sustained in a suicide attack targeting the PK-99candidate’s convoy in the outskirts of Dera Ismail Khan on Sunday.

According to DPO Zahoor Khan Afridi, Gandapur was on his way to a cornermeeting when the suicide explosion took place near his vehicle in Kolachiarea critically injuring him, his driver, two policemen and two others.

He confirmed that Gandapur and his driver, Ramzan were martyred whileothers wounded in the suicide blast were receiving medical treatment at theCombined Military Hospital (CMH).

The PTI leader’s body has been moved to District Hospital Dera forpostmortem. His funeral prayers will be offered early Monday morning inKolachi, DI Khan.

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DPO Afridi added that the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Police had assigned 13 gunmenfor the PTI leader’s security, however, he chose to travel without alertinglocal authorities. The security forces had conveyed death threats toGandapur on Saturday.

The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsibility for theattack.