Islamabad, June 3 (IANS) At least three political activists were killed in poll violence in Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, media reported on Wednesday.
According to police, supporters of a Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz candidate, who had lost the election, opened fire at Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf workers, killing three of them and injuring two others, Dawn reported.
With these killings, the toll in poll-related violence in the province has risen to 21.
On Monday, a councillor-elect of Chammad village council was killed by rivals when he on his way back to home.
Khan Mohammad was elected chairman of the council in the election last week.
–Indo-Asian News service
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