A day before the election, explosions outside election offices in two districts of Balochistan killed 28 people:
A day before the general elections, a total of 28 people were killed as a result of explosions outside election offices in two districts of Balochistan.
In Balochistan, the first blast took place in Khanuzai area of Pashin district in which 16 people were killed while the second blast took place outside the office of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam in Qila Saifullah in which 12 people were killed.
Khanuzai blast
According to Deputy Commissioner Pashin Juma Dad Mandukhel, a bomb planted in a motorcycle exploded at the election office of independent candidate Isfandyar Kakar in Tehsil Khanuzai of Pashin.
The Medical Superintendent of Khanuzai Hospital confirmed that after the blast, the bodies of 12 people and more than 30 injured were brought to the hospital, most of them in critical condition, where 4 more injured died during treatment.
After the explosion, the motorcycles parked in the area were destroyed.
The police say that as soon as the explosion was reported, a heavy police force reached the area and shifted the injured to the hospital, where after receiving medical aid, the seriously injured were shifted to Quetta.
The explosion took place outside the office of the candidate and former minister Isfandyar Kakar, who participated in the general elections, but he was not present in the office. At the time of the explosion, a large number of people were present in the area, while the offices of other political parties were also in the area. I am present.
The explosion occurred in a motorcycle parked outside the office:
Isfandyar Former minister Asfandyar Khattak belongs to a political party, but this time he is contesting as an independent candidate after not getting a ticket.
Asfandyar Khattak, an independent candidate from the constituency, says that the explosion took place in a motorcycle parked outside his office.
Elections will be held tomorrow despite this failed attempt: Caretaker Information Minister Balochistan.
Information Minister John Achakzai said that the tragic incident happened in Khanuzai, it was not a suicide blast, the explosive material was planted in a motorcycle.
He said that this is an explosive attempt to sabotage the election process in Balochistan, but it is a failed attempt. Elections will be held tomorrow and will be peaceful. Corner meetings have been held. Inshallah, tomorrow will also be peaceful. We will continue our responsibility even after this tragic incident.
Fort Saifullah blast
A second explosion took place in Qila Saifullah district of Balochistan where 12 people were killed as a result of an explosion outside the office of Jamiat Ulema Islam (JUI) while 12 people were injured as a result of the blast.
After the explosion, the motorcycles and vehicles in the area caught fire, after receiving the report of the explosion, the rescue personnel reached the spot and shifted the injured to the hospital while the fire brigade personnel also reached the spot.
According to Balochistan caretaker information minister Jan Achakzai, the JUI candidate Maulana Abdul Wasi was safe as a result of the explosion in Saifullah Fort.
According to the preliminary investigation by the police, both blasts were carried out by explosives planted in the motorcycle, in which ball bearings and nails were also used.
Notice of Election Commission
Also, on the other hand, the Election Commission says that the explosion in Pishin district took place near the office of a political party in provincial constituency PB4, taking notice of which an immediate report has been sought from the Chief Secretary and IG Balochistan.
