Police at Shamsher Ali Khan's house, who was killed in a suicide bomb attack on eid party

A provincial politician was killed by a teenage suicide bomber in Pakistan as he was recieving guests at his home in Pakistan’s Swat valley. A man strapped on with the explosives to his body walked unchallenged into the grounds of the provincial assembly member, Shamsher Ali Khan, and blew himself.

The police repoted saying more than a dozen people were injured in Tuesday’s attack in the Kanju town, in the Swat valley.

Khan who was 59 was a member of the Awami National party, which is a part of the coalition that rules the North West Frontier Province (NWFP). The police also reported that two of his brothers were also injured in the attack and that one is now in a critical condition.

The attacker struck as the guests gathered for the muslim holy festival of Eid al-Adha. The force of the blast was so massive that it damaged the ground and the parts of the house. One of the witnesses said that Stains of blood could be seen on the building.

An MP’s relative, Farooq Khan said “People were coming to exchange Eid greetings with him when a man came and blew himself up”.

Doctor of a local government hospital, Spin zada confirmed that the bodies were of Khan and the bomber after they were brought to the Hospital.

The following bombing is also said to be the work of Taliban who is avenging the military offence of Pakistan. On the other hand Taliban keeps denying its involvement and points out that Black water is behind all the bombings on the civilians.

The army has hammered Taliban in most of the parts of Swat in late April and said it has cleared most of the area but still there is a little resistance.

Pakistan has been under pressure of US to eliminate al-Qaeda and Taliban on its soil. More than 2,000 fighters have died in the offensive in Swat valley which is about 120km north to Islamabad.

(Courtesy : Al Jazeera)