According to the DPO, a rival group opened fire at the vehicle, which caused the fuel tank to explode, and added that there was no rocket involved in the attack as claimed by some reports in the media.
The officer added that the car immediately caught fire, killing Munsif and others, and injuring two others.
The windows of the vehicle had to be broken to take the bodies out and shift the injured to the hospital.
Tufail maintained that a police team reached the site and initiated an operation for the miscreants, and said that an FIR of the incident has not yet been unregistered.
Munsif was elected as tehsil nazim of the area as an independent candidate during the 2022 municipal elections
The reports of firing on the car earlier today shocked the party leaders and workers and the public alike.
Some reports suggested that the incident was a result of a rocket being fired at the car, but the officer refuted the same.
Meanwhile, senior PTI leaders took to Twitter to express their remorse at the death of the party leader.
Party's stalwart Fawad Chaudhry prayed for the soul of the departed and sent out his wishes for Munsif.
Mahmood Khan, ex-CM Khyber Pakhtunkhwa strongly denounced the attack on the PTI leader, and prayed for the departed soul.
He expressed solidarity with the family of the deceased. "The attack on a political leader is extremely unfortunate."
Another party leader, Faisal Javed Khan expressed remorse at the killing. He demanded the provincial government to bring the culprits to justice and ensure exemplary punishment to them.
He prayed for patience for the bereaved family to bear the irrecoverable loss with fortitude.