Seraiki party leader Faqir Jamshed dies in blast

Published August 5, 2014
Faqir Jamshed Ahmad Gesu Daraz
Faqir Jamshed Ahmad Gesu Daraz

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Faqir Jamshed Ahmad Gesu Daraz, leader of the Pakistan Seraiki Party (PSP), and his companion were killed in a bomb blast on Mudhi Road in Kulachi tehsil on Monday.

Faqir Jamshed, also known as a spiritual leader, and his companion died when their car hit a bomb placed on the road.

Their bodies were taken to a hospi-tal in Kulachi.Police are looking for the people responsible for the attack.

Faqir Jamshed earlier belonged to the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf but left it before the general elections after he was denied the PTI ticket.

He contested the elections on PSP ticket for NA-24 and NA-25 seats and lost.

Published in Dawn, August 5th, 2014

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