PPP to win polls elections with majority: Rozi Khan

F.P. Report

QUETTA: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Balochistan General Secretary Rozi Khan Kakar said that the PPP believed in serving humanity and the party would win upcoming elections with a thumping majority.

He said this while addressing the party’s provincial secretariat on the occasion of the resignation of Sardar Ashraf Khan Kakar, the head of Kakar National Jirga and independent candidate from NA-262 constituency of the Provincial Assembly, in favour of Haji Ramzan Achakzai, the candidate of the PPP.

Sardar Asharaf Khan said that he had decided to participate in the upcoming elections as an independent candidate after consulting with friends, he announced his withdrawal in favor of PPP’s candidate Haji Ramzan Achakzai. He also declared full support to the candidates of the PPP party on the provincial assembly seats from Constituency NA 262, 263 and 264 and Quetta.

Provincial General Secretary of People’s Party Rozi Khan Kakar and candidate from Constituency NA 262 Haji Ramzan Achakzai thanked Sardar Ashraf Kakar for his withdrawing both seats. They said that the position of the candidates of Pakistan People’s Party has been strengthened by his participation saying that the party was the biggest political party in the country. The PPP party has been fighting for the rights of the people since its inception till today, the party leaders and workers sacrificed their lives and endured the hardships of prison to get the rights of the people, they highlighted.

Polio security officer injured in Quetta firing incident: A firing incident was reported in which an officer appointed on the security of polio workers was injured in Quetta.
According to the initial reports, the firing incident took place near Eastern Bypass School in which an on-duty officer got injured. Meanwhile, the injured individual was shifted to the nearest hospital for immediate medical assistance.

Earlier to this, at least two cops were martyred as terrorists attacked a polio team in Bannu Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. As per details, DIG Qasim Ali Khan said that exchange of fire took place between terrorists and police in Bannu, resulting in the death of two cops while injuring two others.

The police officials stated the terrorists have taken refuge in a house however clashes between the police officials and terrorists continued. Later the DPO Iftikhar Ali Shah announced the successful completion of operation stating that a rocket attack was launched at the house where the terrorists were hiding. Moreover, the DPO said that SSG commandoes are carrying out search operation and recovered two dead bodies so far.(INP)