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| Pakistan minister Israrullah Gandapur killed in blast | Pakistan minister Israrullah Gandapur killed in blast |
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| A provincial law minister and at least seven other people have been killed in a bombing in north-west Pakistan during the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha. | A provincial law minister and at least seven other people have been killed in a bombing in north-west Pakistan during the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha. |
| Israrullah Gandapur was greeting locals at his residence in Kulachi village when a suicide bomber struck, witnesses said. More than 30 others were wounded. | |
| Mr Gandapur's party governs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a militant stronghold, and backs talks with the militants. | Mr Gandapur's party governs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a militant stronghold, and backs talks with the militants. |
| There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. | There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. |
| Last week the Pakistani Taliban leader told the BBC he was "open to talks" but would continue to target the US and its allies. | Last week the Pakistani Taliban leader told the BBC he was "open to talks" but would continue to target the US and its allies. |
| Mr Gandapur is the most senior member of former cricket star Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party (PTI) to be killed in a wave of attacks which have left hundreds of people dead in recent months. | |
| The Associated Press, quoting senior police officer Mohammad Jan, reports that the bomber killed the guard at Mr Gandapur's residence before blowing himself up inside the guest room. | |
| Mr Gandapur was taken to hospital in a critical condition but died on the way, he said. | |
| "I saw so many dead people and injured people crying for help," said eyewitness Haseeb Khan, Reuters news agency reports. | "I saw so many dead people and injured people crying for help," said eyewitness Haseeb Khan, Reuters news agency reports. |
| Police have said that they fear casualty figures could rise. |