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| Pakistan election rally hit by deadly bomb attack | Pakistan election rally hit by deadly bomb attack |
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| At least 17 people have been killed and many injured in Pakistan after a suicide bomb attack in Peshawar. | |
| The Awami National Party (ANP), which governed the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, had called the political rally ahead of next month's elections. | The Awami National Party (ANP), which governed the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, had called the political rally ahead of next month's elections. |
| The Pakistani Taliban, which has repeatedly targeted the ANP, said it had carried out the attack. | The Pakistani Taliban, which has repeatedly targeted the ANP, said it had carried out the attack. |
| The polls are expected to mark the country's first-ever civilian-to-civilian transfer of power. | The polls are expected to mark the country's first-ever civilian-to-civilian transfer of power. |
| Local television streamed live images of vehicles burning and people trying to reach the wounded amid clouds of smoke. | Local television streamed live images of vehicles burning and people trying to reach the wounded amid clouds of smoke. |
| Senior ANP leader Ghulam Bilour, who served as railways minister in the outgoing government, escaped the blast with minor injuries, police said. | Senior ANP leader Ghulam Bilour, who served as railways minister in the outgoing government, escaped the blast with minor injuries, police said. |
| The ANP is one of three parties recently named by a spokesman of the Pakistani Taliban as "legitimate" targets for militant attacks during the elections. | The ANP is one of three parties recently named by a spokesman of the Pakistani Taliban as "legitimate" targets for militant attacks during the elections. |
| The other two parties are the Karachi-based MQM, and the Pakistan People's Party (PPP). | The other two parties are the Karachi-based MQM, and the Pakistan People's Party (PPP). |
| The three parties are secular and dominated Pakistan's last government that completed its five-year term last month. | The three parties are secular and dominated Pakistan's last government that completed its five-year term last month. |
| A recent report by BBC Urdu said that more than 700 ANP activists had been killed by snipers or suicide bombers during the last four years, including a top party leader, Bashir Bilour - the brother of Ghulam. | A recent report by BBC Urdu said that more than 700 ANP activists had been killed by snipers or suicide bombers during the last four years, including a top party leader, Bashir Bilour - the brother of Ghulam. |
| In recent weeks, low-intensity bombs have gone off at several local ANP election meetings, which analysts say have reduced the party's ability to conduct an open campaign. | In recent weeks, low-intensity bombs have gone off at several local ANP election meetings, which analysts say have reduced the party's ability to conduct an open campaign. |
| On Sunday, the Pakistani Taliban attacked two ANP leaders, killing one and wounding the other. | On Sunday, the Pakistani Taliban attacked two ANP leaders, killing one and wounding the other. |