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Six killed in blast during PPP rally
LOWER DIR: A roadside blast during a Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) election rally killed six, at Baba Gaam ground in Lower Dir, Express News reported on Tuesday.
The blast took place as the brother of a provincial assembly candidate for the PPP went door to door to canvass for votes in Dir, police said.
âIt was a remote-controlled bomb, it went off when the brother of a provincial assembly candidate Zamin Khan was campaigning,â police officer Mehtab Khan told AFP.
Several injured people were shifted to a nearby hospital.
Khan is one of the strong candidates contesting for PK-96 together with the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) MPA Sayed Gul, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazlâs (JUI-Fâs) Muhammad Shakir Ullah Khan and the Awami National Partyâs ( ANP) Naeem Jan.
Earlier during the day,a blast during an election campaign of the JUI-F killed at least eleven people, while 35 others were injured in Hangu.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Tuesdayâs attacks.
These attacks raise to 107 the number of people killed in attacks on politicians and political parties since April 11, according to an AFP tally.
Meanwhile, elections have been postponed in three constituencies where candidates have been killed. Those constituencies are in the southwestern province of Baluchistan, in Pakistanâs biggest city of Karachi and in southern Hyderabad.
Background
The PPP, Awami national Party (ANP) and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) have been under attack by the Taliban ahead of the general elections on May 11.
The PPP has witnessed a fair share of these attacks.
A day earlier, there was an attack on the election office of the PPP candidate in the area of Shabqadar which injured one person and damaged property.
The residence of the PPP candidate Zulfiqar Afghani was targeted by a bomb blast on the roof of the house on April 15.
On April 27, three people lost their lives and over 20 others were wounded when a powerful bomb planted on a motorcycle exploded near PPPâs corner meeting in Lyariâs Old Kumhar Wara.
TTP has claimed responsibility for all the attacks since April 23.
Meanwhile, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) believes this is part of a bigger game plan. âPolitico-religious parties and right-wing political groups are conniving with the establishment to damage and weaken left-wing parties,â PPP Senator Raza Rabbani told The Express Tribune in an exclusive interview.
Taliban militants have stepped up attacks on politicians in an attempt to sabotage the first democratic transition of power in the political history of Pakistan.
The leader of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had earlier said that the group would continue to attack politicians from the ANP, MQM and PPP.
Six killed in blast during PPP rally – The Express Tribune
11 dead in blast at JUI-F election rally
HANGU: A blast during an election campaign of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) killed at least eleven people, while 35 others were injured in the area of Doaba Bazar in Hangu, Express News reported on Tuesday.
The members of the political party, including former MPA Mufti Syed Janan running for the PK-43 constituency were meeting with shopkeepers in the bazaar to campaign for the upcoming polls. Janan escaped the attack without any serious injuries.
Janan told AFP by telephone that he had received injuries to his head and shoulder.
“I was on my election campaign and coming to my vehicle when the bomber blew himself up. I received some injuries but survived. Two of my guards were seriously wounded,” Janan said.
Authorities said it was a suicide attack but presented different accounts over whether the bomber had been on foot or riding a motorcycle.
“He blew himself up near the vehicle of (parliamentary candidate) Syed Janan. He was injured but he is safe,” Abdul Hameed Khan, a senior government official in Hangu said.
Security was tightened around the blast site, and a curfew was imposed in the area.
Rescue teams reached the blast site and the injured were shifted to a nearby hospital.
Tuesday’s bombing raises to 97 the number of people killed in attacks on politicians and political parties since April 11, according to an AFP tally.
Background
Attacks on the political party have increased with a deadly attack on another JUI-F rally earlier on Monday afternoon. The blast left 25 people dead and over 50 injured in the Sewak area of Kurram Agency.
The bomb was planted inside the building that was the venue for the rally of two national assembly candidates representing the JUI faction led by cleric Fazulur Rehman.
Another JUI-F candidate Haji Mohammad Hashim Shahwani escaped an assassination attempt, on April 26, when his convoy was attacked by a remote-controlled bomb in the Mach district of Kachi in Balochistan.
Earlier on Thursday, Maulana Fazlur Rehman appealed to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) not to carry out attacks on candidates from political parties including the Awami National Party (ANP), Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM).
Violence increased in the northwest as Pakistan prepares to hold a general election and provincial elections on May 11, which will mark the country’s first democratic transition of power.
Meanwhile elections have been postponed in three constituencies where candidates have been killed. Those constituencies are in the southwestern province of Baluchistan, in Pakistan’s biggest city of Karachi and in southern Hyderabad.
http://tribune.com.pk/story/545518/blast-at-jui-f-rally-in-hangu-leaves-several-injured/
LOWER DIR: A roadside blast during a Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) election rally killed six, at Baba Gaam ground in Lower Dir, Express News reported on Tuesday.
The blast took place as the brother of a provincial assembly candidate for the PPP went door to door to canvass for votes in Dir, police said.
âIt was a remote-controlled bomb, it went off when the brother of a provincial assembly candidate Zamin Khan was campaigning,â police officer Mehtab Khan told AFP.
Several injured people were shifted to a nearby hospital.
Khan is one of the strong candidates contesting for PK-96 together with the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) MPA Sayed Gul, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazlâs (JUI-Fâs) Muhammad Shakir Ullah Khan and the Awami National Partyâs ( ANP) Naeem Jan.
Earlier during the day,a blast during an election campaign of the JUI-F killed at least eleven people, while 35 others were injured in Hangu.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Tuesdayâs attacks.
These attacks raise to 107 the number of people killed in attacks on politicians and political parties since April 11, according to an AFP tally.
Meanwhile, elections have been postponed in three constituencies where candidates have been killed. Those constituencies are in the southwestern province of Baluchistan, in Pakistanâs biggest city of Karachi and in southern Hyderabad.
Background
The PPP, Awami national Party (ANP) and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) have been under attack by the Taliban ahead of the general elections on May 11.
The PPP has witnessed a fair share of these attacks.
A day earlier, there was an attack on the election office of the PPP candidate in the area of Shabqadar which injured one person and damaged property.
The residence of the PPP candidate Zulfiqar Afghani was targeted by a bomb blast on the roof of the house on April 15.
On April 27, three people lost their lives and over 20 others were wounded when a powerful bomb planted on a motorcycle exploded near PPPâs corner meeting in Lyariâs Old Kumhar Wara.
TTP has claimed responsibility for all the attacks since April 23.
Meanwhile, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) believes this is part of a bigger game plan. âPolitico-religious parties and right-wing political groups are conniving with the establishment to damage and weaken left-wing parties,â PPP Senator Raza Rabbani told The Express Tribune in an exclusive interview.
Taliban militants have stepped up attacks on politicians in an attempt to sabotage the first democratic transition of power in the political history of Pakistan.
The leader of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had earlier said that the group would continue to attack politicians from the ANP, MQM and PPP.
Six killed in blast during PPP rally – The Express Tribune
11 dead in blast at JUI-F election rally
HANGU: A blast during an election campaign of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) killed at least eleven people, while 35 others were injured in the area of Doaba Bazar in Hangu, Express News reported on Tuesday.
The members of the political party, including former MPA Mufti Syed Janan running for the PK-43 constituency were meeting with shopkeepers in the bazaar to campaign for the upcoming polls. Janan escaped the attack without any serious injuries.
Janan told AFP by telephone that he had received injuries to his head and shoulder.
“I was on my election campaign and coming to my vehicle when the bomber blew himself up. I received some injuries but survived. Two of my guards were seriously wounded,” Janan said.
Authorities said it was a suicide attack but presented different accounts over whether the bomber had been on foot or riding a motorcycle.
“He blew himself up near the vehicle of (parliamentary candidate) Syed Janan. He was injured but he is safe,” Abdul Hameed Khan, a senior government official in Hangu said.
Security was tightened around the blast site, and a curfew was imposed in the area.
Rescue teams reached the blast site and the injured were shifted to a nearby hospital.
Tuesday’s bombing raises to 97 the number of people killed in attacks on politicians and political parties since April 11, according to an AFP tally.
Background
Attacks on the political party have increased with a deadly attack on another JUI-F rally earlier on Monday afternoon. The blast left 25 people dead and over 50 injured in the Sewak area of Kurram Agency.
The bomb was planted inside the building that was the venue for the rally of two national assembly candidates representing the JUI faction led by cleric Fazulur Rehman.
Another JUI-F candidate Haji Mohammad Hashim Shahwani escaped an assassination attempt, on April 26, when his convoy was attacked by a remote-controlled bomb in the Mach district of Kachi in Balochistan.
Earlier on Thursday, Maulana Fazlur Rehman appealed to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) not to carry out attacks on candidates from political parties including the Awami National Party (ANP), Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM).
Violence increased in the northwest as Pakistan prepares to hold a general election and provincial elections on May 11, which will mark the country’s first democratic transition of power.
Meanwhile elections have been postponed in three constituencies where candidates have been killed. Those constituencies are in the southwestern province of Baluchistan, in Pakistan’s biggest city of Karachi and in southern Hyderabad.
http://tribune.com.pk/story/545518/blast-at-jui-f-rally-in-hangu-leaves-several-injured/