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At least 10 dead, over 30 injured in attack on Siraj Raisani’s convoy in Mastung blast

MASTUNG, (DNA) -At least 10 people have been killed and nearly three dozen others injured in a strong blast targetting an election meeting of Nawabzada Siraj Raisani in southern Pakistani province of Balochistan.

Security sources said the explosion occurred in Darengarh area of Mastung.

Raisani is a candidate of the recently-formed Balochistan Awami Party and is said to have been injured in the attack. He is younger brother of Nawab Aslam Raisani, former chief minister of Balochistan.

Earlier on Friday, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl’s leader Akram Khan Durrani’s convoy was attacked in Bannu, resulting in the death of four people and injuries to around a dozen others.

Durrani, who is contesting from NA-35 (Bannu), was returning from an election rally when his convoy was hit.






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