Islamabad, Apr 13 (ANI): Militants have blown up the election office of an independent candidate in North Waziristan tribal agency.
No one was hurt in the bombing in Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan, bordering Afghanistan.
But the bombing is likely to fuel concerns that violence will mar the national and regional elections on May 11, which will mark the country’s first democratic transition of power after a civilian government has served a full term in office, the Dawn reports.
According to the paper, intelligence official in Miranshah said militants blew up the election office of Kamran Khan with explosives at around 5:00 am local time.
Residents in Miranshah confirmed the bombing and said that an adjacent mosque was also damaged in the blast.
Khan is a former legislator from North Waziristan who supported the outgoing government led by the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), the official said.
Nobody immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, the paper said. (ANI)