2 killed, 6 injured including ANP's ex-MPA in Bannu blast

At least two people have been killed while six others including former MPA Adnan Wazir has been injured in a blast in Wali Noor area of Bannu district on Sunday.

Adnan Wazir is Awami National Party’s (ANP) former member of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly .

According to reports, the blast took place in Wali Noor area of the district where Mr Wazir, a candidate for provincial assembly seat had arranged an election rally.

Rescue sources and police rushed to the spot following the blast and shifted the injured to the District Headquarters Hospital.

Nature of the blast was yet to be ascertained. The ANP faces threats from the Pakistani Taliban who recently asked the people of Pakistan to refrain from attending rallies of some political parties including the Awami National Party which ruled Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for the last five years.