4 killed, 14 injured in bomb blast on election rally in northwest Pakistan

4 killed, 14 injured in bomb blast on election rally in northwest Pakistan

At least four people were killed while 14 others, including a senior leader of an Islamist party were injured in a bomb blast on an election rally in northwest Pakistan, here on Friday.

It is the third terror attack on a political rally ahead of the July 25 general elections.

Former federal minister and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) central leader Akram Durrani received minor injuries in the blast, as per official reports.

As per information, the explosives were fitted to a motorbike which exploded close to the vehicle of Durrani, who is the candidate of Muttahida Majlis–e–Amal (MMA), a political alliance consisting of conservative, Islamist, religious, and far-right parties of Pakistan.

The injured have been shifted to a local hospital where five are stated to be in critical condition.

-PTC News