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| Violence mars electioneering activities as multiple blasts target Balochistan |
| 2024-02-01 |
| [GEO.TV] With February 8 polls drawing near, Balochistan ...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it... Wednesday was rocked by multiple terrorist attacks in various cities resulting in several injuries. Three separate hand grenade attacks were carried out against the Pakistain Peoples Party's (PPP) election offices in Quetta and Kalat's Mangochar — with the former incident wounding three people. The strikes were followed by another hand grenade attack on the PPP candidate Zahoor Buledi's house in Kech, confirmed Deputy Commissioner (DC) Hussain Jan. Meanwhile, ...back at the Council of Boskone, Helmuth ordered the entire 614th quadrant searched. The Green Lensman must be found!... in a separate incident, the Awami National Party founded by Abdul Wali Khan in 1986. Part of the PPP-led cabinet 2008-13. The ANP is considered left wing, advocating for secularism, democratic socialism, public sector government, and economic egalitarianism.... (ANP) also came under attack as assailants opened fire on the party workers in Chaman city resulting in the death of a worker identified as Zahoor Ahmed. The incident took place as ANP workers were busy in electioneering activities in the PB-50 constituency, confirmed party spokesperson Zamrak Achakzai. Condemning the incidents, Balochistan's caretaker Home Minister Zubair Jamali said that such attacks would not deter the public's resolve against the menace of terrorism. Furthermore, independent candidate Rehan Zeb Khan was rubbed out on Wednesday in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district, police said. The election hopeful was contesting elections from NA-8 and PK-22 seats and was present in Sadiqabad Phatak Bazar area of the tribal district in connection with the election campaign when person or persons unknown fired upon him, leaving him deader than Tut. |
| Posted by:Fred |