The animosity between the ANP and the PPP goes back over a decade, since a previous deadly clash in Peshawar.
1 killed in PPP-ANP workers’ clash
**A woman was killed and three other people were injured in a scuffle between the workers of the Pakistan People’s Party and the Awami National Party (ANP) in the Shah Kabul area of Peshawar on Sunday, Aaj television reported. **
According to the channel, a scuffle followed by gunfire started between the activists after they chanted slogans against each other. As a result, a passerby woman was killed whereas three others sustained injuries. The injured were shifted to a nearby hospital. A heavy contingent of police has been deployed in the area to bring the situation under control, the channel said. daily times monitor
PESHAWAR, Dec 3: An FIR has been registered against former provincial minister and Awami National Party (ANP) candidate for the provincial assembly seat PF-3 (Peshawar) Haji Ahmad Bashir Bilour and three others in connection with a clash in which a woman was shot dead and three other people were injured in the Shah Qabool locality on Sunday night. According to police, the clash took place when PPP and ANP activists came face to face and started shouting slogans against each other.
Three injured PPP activists were taken to the Lady Reading Hospital. An official of the police station concerned said a man, Abdul Jabar, had nominated Bashir Bilour and three of his supporters — Noor Muhammad, Arshad and Abdul Jabar — in the FIR. No one has so far been arrested. Police personnel were deployed in the area to avoid another clash. Iqbal Mohmand of the PPP is contesting for the same provincial assembly seat. PPP activists had gathered outside the hospital and they shouted slogans against the ANP but the situation was said to be under control.
This is really unfortunate. Is there a history of animosity between PPP and ANP?
There is a long, long history of animosity between the two parties, going back to the 1970's when ZAB banned the ANP's forerunner - the NAP of Wali Khan.
Hey MQM lovers, you never mentioned when ANP guy was killed by MQM in Karachi two days ago. Still the tention continued threre and possibility of another ethinic violence sponspored by MQM.
Hey MQM lovers, you never mentioned when ANP guy was killed by MQM in Karachi two days ago. Still the tention continued threre and possibility of another ethinic violence sponspored by MQM.
Do you have a comment on this topic? Did you find Altaf's hand in this yet?
There is a long, long history of animosity between the two parties, going back to the 1970's when ZAB banned the ANP's forerunner - the NAP of Wali Khan.
Why did Zulifiqar Ali Bhutto ban ANP's forerunner - the NAP of Wali Khan? I thought only dictators banned political parties?
They had their own seperate incident, altaf bhai was worried his party's popularity might decrease as they werent involved so he ordered a panga with an ANP member.
Why did Zulifiqar Ali Bhutto ban ANP's forerunner - the NAP of Wali Khan? I thought only dictators banned political parties?
The NAP at the time was considered a traitorous, pro-Afghan, separatist and anti-Pakistani party, and ZAB did hound them and their leaders practically out of the country. He did the same to the Baloch groups as well.