BAP candidate injured in blast targeting his convoy in Mastung

Dawn.com Published July 13, 2018

At least eight people were killed and 30, including Nawabzada Siraj Raisani, were injured in a blast in Balochistan's Mastung district on Friday, DawnNewsTV reported.

Levies sources said the blast targeted a convoy led by Raisani, a Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) candidate from PB-35 (Mastung).

Nawabzada Siraj is the younger brother of former Balochistan chief minister Nawab Aslam Raisani.

Last night, two people were injured in a blast near BAP's election office in Khuzdar.

More details on this developing story here.

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