Imran Khan Party supported candidate Chaudhary Muhammad Adnan shot dead in Rawalpindi, Pakistan: Report
PTI-backed independent candidates won the majority of seats in the general elections.
Rawalpindi:
Former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) member of parliamentary affairs (MPA) Chaudhry Muhammad Adnan was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Rawalpindi, Dawn reported on Monday, quoting Rawalpindi Police.
According to reports, the leader had contested the general elections as an independent candidate from NA-57 and PP-19 constituencies of Rawalpindi.
According to a statement from the Rawalpindi Police spokesperson, the incident occurred in the Civil Lines area in front of the City Police Officer (CPO) office.
Rawalpindi CPO Syed Khalid Hamdani directed Potohar SP to immediately arrest the criminals involved in the incident, police spokesperson said.
Furthermore, according to the statement, senior police officers rushed to the crime scene upon receiving information about the incident, adding that evidence is also being collected and teams have been formed to nab the suspects.
“As per preliminary investigation, this incident appears to be an indication of mutual enmity,” the statement said.
“Investigation is going on from all angles,” it said, adding that the culprits will be arrested and produced in court.
According to the official portal of the Punjab Assembly, Adnan was the son of Chaudhary Muhammad Jan and was born on February 15, 1976 in Rawalpindi, Dawn reported.
He graduated from Panjab University and was elected as MPA in 2018. He served the country as Parliamentary Secretary for Social Welfare.
Adnan also served as the Parliamentary Secretary for Revenue from 2018–2020.
According to Dawn, two PTI workers were killed and 12 others injured in police firing during a protest organized in Alapuri, the district headquarters of Shangla, last week amid allegations of manipulation of election results.
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