ATTOCK: Punjab Home Minister Col (r) Shuja Khanzada was among at least 19 people killed Sunday when suicide bombers attacked the political office of the retired colonel in his native village in Attock district.
Dr Saeed Ilahi, adviser to the province's chief minister, confirmed the death of the provincial home minister.
"Punjab Home Minister Shuja Khanzada has embraced martyrdom," chief rescue official Mohammad Ashfaq also confirmed.
Rescue and administration officials confirmed the death toll, adding that at least 17 other people were injured in the suicide blast.
According to reports, a jirga (open court) was underway at Khanzada’s political office in his native Shadi Khan village when the suicide attackers detonated their explosives. The blast caused the roof of the building to collapse under which the provincial home minister was trapped for several hours.
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Posted by Geo News English on Sunday, August 16, 2015
إِنَّا للهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعونَHeartwrenching News:Punjab Home Minister Col. (R) Shuja Khanzada is no more...
Posted by Mian Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday, August 16, 2015
Grieved to learn of Shuja Khanzada's martyrdom. He was one of the founding mbrs of PTI & travelled with me in the early days galvanising ppl
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) August 16, 2015
Condemning terrorist attk on Pb Home Min,#COAS directed int agencies help find perpetrators.Such dastardly coward attempts cant dent our-1/2
— AsimBajwaISPR (@AsimBajwaISPR) August 16, 2015
national resolve 2 eliminate the menace.Khanzada Shaheed was bold Offr whose sacrifice 4 greater cause of cleansing Pak won't go waste-2
— AsimBajwaISPR (@AsimBajwaISPR) August 16, 2015
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