Shadi Khan | |
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Coordinates: 33°55′18″N72°22′39″E / 33.92167°N 72.37750°E | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Punjab |
District | Attock |
Tehsil | Hazro |
Region | Chhachh |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Shadi Khan is a village in Chach Valley of Attock District in Punjab Province of Pakistan. [1]
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On 16 August 2015, the interior minister of Punjab, Shuja Khanzada, and at least 22 others were killed in a suspected suicide bombing here. [2]
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