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| Pakistan blast: 'Five killed' in attack on JUI-F election candidate | Pakistan blast: 'Five killed' in attack on JUI-F election candidate |
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| At least five people have been killed and many wounded in a bomb attack aimed at an Islamic party candidate in north-west Pakistan, officials say. | At least five people have been killed and many wounded in a bomb attack aimed at an Islamic party candidate in north-west Pakistan, officials say. |
| The attack took place in the town of Hangu while Sayed Janan was campaigning for the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl party. It is unclear if he was hurt. | The attack took place in the town of Hangu while Sayed Janan was campaigning for the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl party. It is unclear if he was hurt. |
| The attack comes just one day after a deadly blast at a rally for the same party in the tribal region of Kurram. | |
| On Tuesday officials said the number of dead in that blast had climbed to 25. | On Tuesday officials said the number of dead in that blast had climbed to 25. |
| That attack is thought to have been the deadliest in a series on parties and candidates in the run-up to Saturday's election. The Taliban said they carried out the attack. | |
| The candidate whose rally was targeted on Monday, Munir Khan Orakzai, is considered close to President Zardari. Mr Orakzai was unhurt by the blast. | The candidate whose rally was targeted on Monday, Munir Khan Orakzai, is considered close to President Zardari. Mr Orakzai was unhurt by the blast. |
| Mr Zardari's Pakistan People's Party (PPP) is one of those being targeted by the Taliban and Mr Orakzai was previously part of the ruling alliance led by the PPP, which completed its term in office in March. | Mr Zardari's Pakistan People's Party (PPP) is one of those being targeted by the Taliban and Mr Orakzai was previously part of the ruling alliance led by the PPP, which completed its term in office in March. |
| In the latest attack, Syed Janan as well as several members of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) party were reported to be meeting shopkeepers in a market when the bomb went off. | In the latest attack, Syed Janan as well as several members of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) party were reported to be meeting shopkeepers in a market when the bomb went off. |
| Both Hangu and Kurram where the latest attacks took place have been flashpoints for violence between the country's Sunni Muslim majority and the Shia minority. | |
| Correspondents say these elections are being called the bloodiest ever in Pakistan's history, with daily reports of bloodshed at the hands of militants determined to derail the campaign. |