Rehan Zeb Khan ( ur, ریحان زیب خان; died 31 January 2024) was a Pakistani politician who was a leader of the

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI; ur, , ) is a political party in Pakistan. It was founded in 1996 by Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, who served as the country's prime minister from 2018 to 2022. The PTI is one of the thre ...

(PTI) party. He was an election candidate in

NA-8 Bajaur NA-8 Bajaur () is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan consisting of the whole Bajaur District. Members of Parliament 2002–2018: NA-44 Tribal Area-IX 2018-2022: NA-41 Tribal Area-II Election 2002 General elections were h ...

participating in the 8 February 2024 elections.

Career

Khan was an independent candidate in the 8 February elections who claimed the support of former Prime Minister

Imran Khan Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi ( ur}; born 5 October 1952) is a Pakistani politician and former Cricket captain who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan from August 2018 to until April 2022, when he was ousted through a no-confidenc ...

's party. Despite the ban on PTI from contesting elections due to a recent court order, Khan was contesting the

National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repre ...

seat from Bajaur constituency.

Assassination

Rehan Zeib Khan was assassinated on 31 January 2024 during the election campaign in Sadiqabad Phatak Bazar Main Chowk in Bajaur district,

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...

. Three of his supporters were also shot and injured. Khan's killing sparked fears of an increase in violence surrounding the parliamentary vote. His death was a major event before the 2024 general elections.

References

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