Deadly blasts in Pakistan on eve of vote – DW – 02/07/2024
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Explosions at the offices of a political party and an independent candidate in southwest Pakistan raise fresh security concerns a day before parliamentary elections.

At least 22 dead in 2 explosions

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    Two blasts took place near electoral candidates’ offices in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan, local officials said on Wednesday.

    Jan Achakzai, provincial information minister of Balochistan, said the second explosion “took place close to the election office of the local JUI-F candidate” in Killa Saifullah.

    In July last year, 44 people were killed by a suicide bomber at a political gathering of the party in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

    Balochistan has been the target of multiple groups of Islamist militants, including the Pakistani Taliban and the “Islamic State” militia.

    Pakistan’s 127 million voters get to elect a new parliament on Thursday that will choose a new prime minister after the vote.

    Political parties have completed their campaigns and are now observing a quiet period leading up to the election as required by electoral regulations.

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