Farid Khan ( Urdu/ ps, ) was a Pakistani politician who was elected to the

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in the 2013 general election. Khan was an independent candidate from the PK-42 constituency of Hangu. He won the seat by securing 16,129 votes, defeating a

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(JUI-F) contestant in the polls. He joined the

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upon being elected to the provincial assembly. He was

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on 3 June 2013 in Hangu.

Political career

Khan was reputed to have come from a lower-income background and was said to possess only 100

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in his pocket when he had submitted his nomination papers before the election. His origins were in the Orakzai Agency of the tribal areas.

Assassination

On 3 June 2013, unidentified gunmen opened fire on Farid Khan's vehicle while he was travelling in Hangu. Khan died as a result of the attack, while his driver and guard sustained injuries. Soon after the attack, security forces conducted a joint operation and arrested a local

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commander in Hangu. On 25 June 2013, police arrested a suspect named Asifullah in Islamabad who confessed to killing Farid Khan. According to police, Asifullah had been imparted terrorism training for four years.

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