The funeral prayer of martyred PTI leader Sardar Ikramullah Khan Gandapur was offered at Kulachi tehsil in Dera Ismael Khan and later the deceased was buried at ancestral graveyard on Monday morning.

The prayer was offered in the ground of Kulachi Degree College wherein large number of people and elders of the area were present. 

Contingents of security forces, Frontier Corps and police were deployed for security reasons while overall security at Kulachi tehsil was also tightened to avert any situation.

Ikramullah Gandapur along with his driver was martyred and three others sustained injuries in a suicide attack on Sunday, just days ahead of Wednesday's general elections.

The FIR of suicide attack on Gandapur was registered on complaint of his son Arez Khan against unknown persons. 

In 2013, Gandapur's brother, Israrullah, who was then the provincial law minister, was martyred in a suicide attack on his home. 

The blast comes days after Awami National Party leader Haroon Bilour was killed in an attack at a corner meeting.  In another incident, Mutthida Majlis Amal (MMA) candidate Akram Durrani was targeted in Bannu district of the during election campaign.

At least four people were killed in the attack while the candidate remained unhurt.