Bombings At Election Offices Kill 24 In Pakistan

February 7, 2024 4:59 am

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a pair of bombings at the election offices of a political party and an independent candidate in southwest Pakistan killed at least 24 people and wounded more than two dozen others. The twin attacks come a day before Pakistan’s parliamentary elections. Local authorities said the attacks happened in Pashin and Qillah Saifullah, two districts in Baluchistan province. Jan Achakzai, the spokesperson for the provincial government, confirmed the attacks and the casualties. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks, which came a day before the country opens its ballot boxes.