Bombings at Pakistani Political Offices Kill at Least 30 a Day Before Elections

Bombings at Pakistani Political Offices Kill at Least 30 a Day Before Elections

Bombs ripped through two separate political offices in southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least 30 people, officials said, the day before the country was set to elect a new parliament. The attacks in Balochistan province – home to a low-level insurgency and various militant groups – raised concerns for the election in the troubled … Read more

Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 44 People, Wounds 200 in Northwest Pakistan

Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 44 People, Wounds 200 in Northwest Pakistan

Advertisement A suicide bomber blew himself up at a political rally in a former stronghold of militants in northwest Pakistan bordering Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least 44 people and wounding nearly 200 in an attack that a senior leader said was meant to weaken Pakistani Islamists. The Bajur district near the Afghan border was … Read more