Attacks die in Pakistan

Three weeks before the Pakistani people go to the polls, the country is surprised by two violent attacks. In Baluchistan province, in the south-west of the country, at least 128 people were killed in a suicide bombing during an election rally. The leader of the Baluchistan Awami political party was also killed, reports Al Jazeera. More than 120 people were injured.

According to Agha Umar Bangulzai, the highest representative of the government in Baluchistan, security measures in the province are being strengthened. "We do not want rehearsals: all candidates get extra security." On July 25, there are elections in Pakistan. The attack was claimed by both a local Taliban division and by the Islamic State.

Religious Party

The other attack was in the city of Bannu in northwestern Pakistan. The target was an election meeting of the religious party JUI-F. According to the police, there was an explosive under an engine and it was detonated from a distance. During this attack, at least five people were killed. The meeting was organized by a former leader of JUI-F, he remained unscathed.

Tuesday was during an attack the prominent politician Haroon Bilour killed during a suicide bombing in Peshawar. This attack, which costs 21 people, was claimed by the Pakistani Taliban.