Blast at Pakistan election rally

[PakForce Unlimited]

Blast at Pakistan election rally ​

A powerful explosion has hit an opposition election rally in north-western Pakistan, police say.

The blast happened in Charsadda, in the North West Frontier Province, at a rally of the Awami National Party (ANP) a nationalist ethnic Pashtun party.

There are few details, though there are reports of a number of casualties.

The North West Frontier Province, which borders Afghanistan, is a hotbed of Taleban militancy and has been the scene of frequent unrest.

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[PakForce Unlimited]

Bomb explodes at Pakistan election rally


A bomb exploded at an election rally in northwestern Pakistan Saturday, killing at least one person and wounding more than 20, police said.

Police official Mohammed Nabi said a bomb went off at a rally of the Awami National Party — a secular, ethnic Pashtun group — in the town of Charsadda.

The dead and wounded were being transported to a hospital, he said.

Afrasiab Khattak, the party's provincial leader and a prominent human rights champion, was addressing the rally but told Dawn television afterward that he was not injured.

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[mujahideen]

A cowardly act by a few individuals who are of no good use in society. These elements must be eliminated for the sake of peace.