AJK elections 2021: PTI worker shot dead, two other injured in firing
- By Web Desk -
- Jul 25, 2021
KOTLI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) worker shot dead two others sustained injuries in separate violent incidents during polls in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), ARY News reported on Sunday.
As per details, the firing incident was reported in Charhoi area in which a PTI local leader named Muhammad Zaheer lost his life, while another identified as Ramzan sustained bullet injuries.
In a separate incident, a PTI worker got injured after being attacked with sticks. The injured and body were moved to a nearby medical facility.
On the other hand, firing incidents were reported in various polling stations in the LA-10 Kotli-3. The firing incidents were reported in the limits of polling stations numbers 91,92,93,94,95 and 101.
The vehicle of the PPP candidate, contesting the polls was damaged in the firing incident. Senator Taj Haider of the Pakistan People’s Party has registered the complaint with the Election Commission of AJK.
Read more: AJK ELECTIONS 2021: FOUR INJURED AS PPP, PTI WORKERS CLASH IN MIRPUR
On Saturday, a clash reportedly broke out between workers of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) ahead of polls in the AJK.
According to police, a clash was reported between workers of two political parties in the Khaliqabad area of Mirpur district of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).
Four people including PPP and PTI workers were injured as a result of the clash, said police.