The attack leaves at least 128 dead in Pakistan

A suicide bombing at an election rally in Mastung, southwest Pakistan, and claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group killed at least 128 people on Friday, the authorities said they revised the balance on the rise. 128 dead, "said Interior Minister Agha Umar Bungalzai, the second attack of a rally in Pakistan, which will hold legislative elections on July 25 in a tense climate.

The explosion occurred in a compound where a rally was held, said a director of the administration shortly before.Local, Saeed Jamali.The evacuation of the dead and the Injuries were to be largely done in the dark due to lack of electricity.

According to Bungalzai, the attack was aimed at a meeting of politician Mir Siraj Raisani, who died.

"He died as a result of his injuries while he was being transferred to Quetta," he said.He was a candidate for a provincial deputy seat for the Baluchistan Awami Party (BAP). [19659002] The first attack occurred hours earlier, when a bomb hidden in a motorcycle did you four people so that & # 39; it exploded on the convoy path & # 39; a candidate. near the district of Bannu, according to the police.

The prominent politician, Akram Khan Durrani, representative of a coalition of religious parties, MMA, survived the assault.

Tuesday night, an attack against an election party of the Awami National Party (ANP) in Peshawar, claimed by the Pakistani Taliban, which killed 22 people, including a local politician, Haroon Bilour.

"The Pakistani authorities have a duty to protect the rights of all their citizens during this election period: their physical security and ability to freely express their political views, regardless of which party they belong to", responded Omar Waraich . South Asian delegate to Amnesty International

The armed forces have indicated this week that they plan to deploy over 370,000 troops to provide security on the day of the elections.