Series of Terror Attacks in Pakistan General Election... "8 Including Police Officers Killed"

Armed Assailant Attack Near Polling Station

During the general election voting in Pakistan, an attack by armed militants occurred, resulting in the deaths of eight people including police officers, according to reports from AP and AFP on the 8th (local time).

According to the reports, in Dera Ismail Khan city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in the northwest, armed militants detonated a bomb targeting police officers and then opened fire. As a result, five police officers responsible for election security were killed and two were injured.

On the same day, near a polling station in Raja Town, Balochistan province in the southwest, a bomb exploded, killing two male paramilitary personnel on guard and injuring nine others, according to Balochistan security officials. In Balochistan, bomb attacks near two candidate offices the previous day resulted in at least 28 deaths and dozens of injuries.

At the Kot Azam polling station in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on the same day, one soldier was killed in a shooting by armed militants. This caused a temporary suspension of voting.

The Pakistani government closed the borders with neighboring Afghanistan and Iran to secure public safety. Additionally, nationwide mobile phone services were suspended by order of the Ministry of Interior just before voting began at 8 a.m. This move sparked backlash from some political circles. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), led by former Prime Minister Imran Khan, stated on social media that this measure deprived citizens of communication and access to information, demanding the immediate restoration of the service.

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