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Pak poll violence: One killed in exchange of fire between rivals

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Press Trust of India Peshawar

Supporters of two rival parties exchanged fire outside a polling station in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa today, killing a worker of former cricketer Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and injuring two others, police said.

The incident occured at the polling station in Nawan Kali of Swabi district after voting opened for the general elections.

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According to a police officer, a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf worker was killed as party activists clashed with Awami National Party supporters.

In a separate incident, four persons were injured in a cracker blast outside a political camp in Larkana.

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First Published: Jul 25 2018 | 11:30 AM IST

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