According to local authorities in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan, unknown gunmen have shot dead a provincial council candidate in Quetta city of Pakistan.
Provincial governor spokesman, Dawa Khan Meenapal said the provincial council candidate Shah Mahmood Jalali was assassinated on Saturday.
Meenapal said the dead body of Mr. Jalali was taken to Mirwais hospital in Kandahar on Saturday night.
He said it was still unclear why Mr. Jalali had visited the Quetta city of Pakistan.
This was the second provincial council candidate assassinated by anti-government armed militants.
Another provincial council candidate Hussain Nazari was earlier this month after he was abducted by anti-government armed militants in northern Sar-e-Pul province of Afghanistan.
Nazari was contesting for provincial council seat from Balkhab district.
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Ahmad Shah Ghani ZadaAhmad Shah Ghani Zada is the former Senior Editor of Khaama Press Agency who managed and overlooked the English edition. He is occasionally contributing stories to the agency.
