Islamabad, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan said on Feb. 8 that since the start of voting in the election of the Pakistani National Assembly (lower house of parliament) on the same day, a number of ** and ** incidents have occurred in various parts of Pakistan, resulting in at least eight deaths and 16 injuries.
Ba** told Xinhua that at least two people were killed and 14 injured in attacks on security forces, candidates and polling stations in the Harran, Gohlu and Benjgur districts of southwestern Balochistan province. At least six people were killed and two injured in the ** and ** incidents against police and border guards in the Dhira Ismail Khan and Dange districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in the north-west. The attackers used *** shells, grenades, etc. The injured were taken to hospital for treatment and an investigation into the incident has been initiated.
So far, no group has claimed to have committed the attack.
Voting in the Pakistan National Assembly election began at 8 a.m. local time on the 8th, and 265 seats in the National Assembly will be elected. In view of the tense security situation in Pakistan, the Pakistani security services have deployed a total of about 500,000 security personnel in various locations.
*:Xinhua.
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