There has been reports of another set of bomb
attacks in Pakistan, targeted at the campaign offices of Syed Noor Akbar and
Nasir Khan Afridi, both running for national assembly seats; only that this
time, the attacks were against independent candidates.
Dilawar Khan Bangash, city police chief, said
that in the first attack, the IED was planted outside the election office of
independent candidate Syed Noor Akbar, in the garrison city of Kohat around
05:30GMT on Sunday. At least, six people have been killed and 22 injured.
According to AP news agency, police officer
Tanveer Khan said, ‘the election office was open at the time and supporters of
Noor Akbar were sitting inside. The death toll may rise, the condition of some
of the injured is critical.’
In his own words, police officer Saifur Rehman
told AP news agency that the second bomb killed three at the office of
independent candidate, Nasir Khan Afridi, in the suburbs of Peshawar.
Although no one has claimed responsibility for
these attacks, the bombings is clearly intended to discourage the people of
Pakistan from voting in the upcoming May 11 elections, and create a sense of
insecurity amongst the people.
Only on Saturday, bomb attacks were carried out
against supporters of Pakistan People’s Party and their coalition partners in
Karachi, which saw the deaths of many.
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