Asfandyar Kakar says was not in office at time of Pishin blast

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Independent candidate Asfandyar Kakar, whose election office in Pishin was targeted in a suicide blast earlier today, has said he was not in office at the time of the blast.

Speaking to reporters, Kakar, who is contesting elections from Pishin I, said he was in Balochistan’s Bashore tehsil at the time of the blast.

A meeting was underway to finalise the names of polling agents at the election office in Pishin, Kakar said, adding that a large number of people had attended the meeting.

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