Winner of the candidate at the local elections in north-west Pakistan defeated candidate of 8 people were killed and 10 others were injured in a grenad attack.
Capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, 50 kilometers south of the district occurred on the tank.
Senior administrative officer Ullah told AFP, Wali Khan, supporters of the winning candidate in local elections in the drum-playing and dancing-singing festival was fired. He was angry supporters of defeated candidates.
He said supporters of defeated candidates threw grenades on function. 7 people were killed on the spot. Another victim died later in hospital.
A local police official confirmed the incident.
Khyber local elections were held for the first time in the last 10 years.
According to the State Election Commission, 84 of the 420 candidates, 41 of the 762 contested seats.
