ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on Wednesday announced to suspend its election campaign for a day to mourn the martyrdom of Awami National Party (ANP) leader Haroon Bilour and 19 others in a suicide blast in Peshawar on last night.
"We are suspending our election activities in KP where party flag will fly at half-mast to mourn the martyrdom of Haroon Bilour and ANP workers," a private television quoted Fawad Chauhdry, PTI spokesman, as saying.
Calling the suicide blast as barbaric and condemnable act, he said the PTI will share grief of the Bilour family.
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At least 20 people, including ANP candidate Haroon Bilour, were martyred and several others sustained injuries in a suicide blast at a corner meeting in Yaka Toot area of the provincial capital.