Pakistan bombing kills five including former senator
Pakistan bombing kills five including former senator
A bomb blast killed five people including a former senator in northern Pakistan on Wednesday, police said.
The senator, Hidayatullah, was campaigning in the run-up to an election in Bajur tribal district along the Afghan border when his vehicle was hit by a remote controlled bomb, said police official Bakht Munir.
It was an improvised explosive device, said another government official, Anwarul Haq.
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The Pakistani Taliban, or Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which is an umbrella group of Islamist and sectarian militants, denied involvement.
Bajur is one of several tribal districts on the border with Afghanistan, a lawless region which has long been a safe haven for Islamist militants who operate on both sides of the border.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the attack, said a statement from his office.
This article was produced by Reuters news agency. It has not been edited by Global South World.
