Funeral prayer for Israrullah to be offered today
Gandapur had been elected during the May elections from PK-67 DI Khan-IV.
D.I.KHAN (Dunya News) – Funeral prayer for Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Israrullah Gandapur will be offered at his native village in Karachi today.
At least eight people, including KPK minister Israrullah Gandapur, were killed Wednesday when a suicide bomber exploded outside his residence in Dera Ismail Khan.
More than 30 people were wounded in the attack, including Gandapur's elder brother, said Irfan Mahsud, the assistant commissioner in Dera Ismail Khan.
Deputy Superintendent of police, Jan Mohammad Khan, confirmed the minister’s death.
The attack reportedly took place when the minister was meeting visitors at his traditional village in Kulachi, which is located 45 kilometers from Dera Ismail Khan.
Gandapur had been elected during the May elections from PK-67 DI Khan-IV as an Independent but he later joined the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
