12 days, 4 attacks: A bloody run-up to Pakistan's election

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This AFP infographic shows the locations where terrorist violence has targeted election campaigns in the run-up to the July 25 elections.

  • July 10, Peshawar: ANP's PK-78 candidate Haroon Bilour killed, 34 others injured in blast targeting corner meeting
  • July 13, Mastung: BAP's PB-35 candidate Nawabzada Siraj Raisani and 128 other people were killed when bombers targeted a corner meeting
  • July 22, Dera Ismail Khan: PTI's PK-99 candidate Ikramullah Gandapur was killed in a suicide attack
  • July 22, Bannu: JUI-F's Akram Khan Durrani escaped a second attack in less than 10 days

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