ISLAMABAD:Â Governor of Balkh province in Afghanistan Mulla Mohammad Dawood Muzammil was killed in a suicide bomb attack on Thursday.
Seven people including the governor were killed and nine others were injured in the bomb blast. Mulla Dawood was the leading figure of Taliban. Jamaat ul Ahrar, a militant outfit had accepted responsibility for the attack.
The Jamaat had differences with the governor over the rule in the Balkh province. The Jamaat ul Ahrar also had its differences with Daesh which had created further insecurity in Afghanistan. Pakistan had condemned this latest act of terrorism.
