Candidate among 25 killed in two blasts targeting Pak election rallies
Bomb blasts targeting politicians contesting in the general elections today killed at least 25 people, including a candidate, and injured over 70 others during election rallies in Pakistan's restive Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces.
Militants targeted a gathering of the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) leader Siraj Raisani in Mastung area of Balochistan province, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 35.
"Raisani succumbed to wounds while he was being shifted to Quetta," District Police Officer Mohammad Ayub Achakzai said.
Raisani is the brother of former Chief Minister of Balochistan, Nawab Aslam Raisani
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