In Pakistan, a leader of a key opposition party was killed along with his brother when a bomb blast ripped through their vehicle in the restive Balochistan province. A police officer said Awami National Party (ANP) leader Abdul Razzaq and his brother Abdul Khaliq were on their way to Pishin to attend a public rally when the explosion took place along the Harnai Shahrag road yesterday. The ANP has eight members in total in Parliament.
In another incident, two people were killed when they stepped on landmines planted on the Chattar area of Nasirabad district.In a separate incident, the Lahore-bound Akbar Bugti Express derailed in Mach area of Bolan district when a bomb exploded. The bomb was planted near the railway track and six people were injured in the incident.
