Firing on PTI rally: Death toll reaches five as one more succumbs to injuries
Police personnel have launched as many as two cases into the matter.
MARDAN (Dunya News) – Another victim of firing on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) public meeting in Mardan succumbed to injuries, taking death toll to five, reported on Saturday.
According to details, a Tehsil Councillor Mohmand Khan was also among the dead while 10 others are still under treatment in the hospital.
On the other hand, funeral prayers for four people have also been offered amid strict security.
It was learnt that PTI Tehsil Councilor and other party workers were heading to attend the rally and went one-on-one with political rivals of Awami National Party (ANP) on their way.
Both the groups opened straight fire in a blink which resulted in the death of the Tehsil Councillor, Mardan Municipal worker Ikram Shah Jahan and Qasim Khan.
Moreover, police personnel have also lodged two cases into the matter.
