{"id":2309,"date":"2024-01-30T18:27:37","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T18:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viralplanetnews.com\/?p=2309"},"modified":"2024-02-01T07:58:10","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T07:58:10","slug":"a-bomb-blast-at-imran-khans-rally-in-southwestern-pakistan-has-killed-at-least-four-persons-and-injured-five-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viralplanetnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/30\/a-bomb-blast-at-imran-khans-rally-in-southwestern-pakistan-has-killed-at-least-four-persons-and-injured-five-others\/","title":{"rendered":"A bomb blast at Imran Khan’s rally in southwestern Pakistan has killed at least four persons and injured five others."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By – Prakarsh Kastwar <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The PTI rally was passing by there, but it is unclear whether it was a target or not,” senior police official Farhan Zahid told AFP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A bombing at a Pakistani political event killed at least four people on Tuesday, according to officials, as the country prepares to vote next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to police in the Balochistan provincial capital of Quetta, a bomb put on a motorcycle detonated as supporters marched for Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The PTI rally was passing by there, but it is unclear whether it was a target or not,” senior police official Farhan Zahid told AFP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Waseem Baig, a provincial health department official, said six individuals were injured in addition to the four deceased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement, the PTI stated three of its supporters were killed at the demonstration, which was a convoy of motorcycles and cars parading through the city to gather support for a candidate ahead of the national elections on February 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A party official told AFP that it was too early to judge whether they had been purposefully targeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pakistan’s electoral commission stated that it was investigating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The attack occurred barely hours after PTI founder Khan was sentenced to ten years in prison on allegations of leaking confidential state documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Khan and the PTI claim they are facing an unprecedented crackdown aimed at preventing their return to power in the February 8 elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 71-year-old former cricketer was removed from power in 2022 and launched a disobedience campaign against Pakistan’s military leaders, which he said colluded to overthrow his reign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since then, Khan has been buried in a deluge of legal lawsuits and forbidden from running for government, while the PTI has been virtually pushed out of the public eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pakistan has also been experiencing a security crisis, with a major increase in extremist strikes since the Taliban regained power in neighboring Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Islamabad-based Center for Research and Security Studies, more than 1,500 civilians, security officers, and terrorists were murdered last year, the highest number in six years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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