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Israr Ullah Khan Gandapur

Sardar Israr Ullah Khan Gandapur (; 6 August 1975 – 16 October 2013) was a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 2002 till his murder by a terrorist suicide bomber. In his third term, he was serving as Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Human Rights at the time of his death.

Murder

On 16 October 2013, Gandapur was murderedalong with at least seven other victimsby a suicide bomb blast on the first day of Eid al-Adha while greeting locals at his residence in Kulachi village. He was the third Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) killed by terrorists in a period of five months, following MPA Fareed Khan and MPA Imran Khan Mohmand.

Brother's murder

After his death, his seat in the Provincial Assembly was won by his brother, Ikramullah Gandapur; Ikramullah was murdered by a terrorist in the 2018 Kulachi suicide bombing.

Memorial

After the death of Sardar Israr Ullah Khan Gandapur, a government college was named in his honor.

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