Ex-senator Hidayat Ullah killed in Bajaur explosion

BAJAUR: At least three people including former senator Hidayat Ullah were killed in a bomb blast in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajur district on Wednesday, police said.

The incident took place in Bajaur’s Damadola village where the former senator’s vehicle was targeted via a remote-controlled device.

The former senator went to Tehsil Mamond for election activities in connection with the by-poll.

Meanwhile, President Asif Ali Zardari has expressed deep grief over the death of former Senator Hidayatullah and others in the remote control bomb blast in Bajaur.

In his message, the president strongly condemned the terrorist incident. The president prayed forgiveness for the departed soul and commiserated with the bereaved family.