2018 Mastung and Bannu bombings

On 13 July 2018, ahead of Pakistan's general election, two bombings took place at election rallies in Bannu and Mastung. In Bannu, a remotely exploded bomb planted in a motorcycle left 5 people dead and 37 others wounded in an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Akram Khan Durrani. Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen, an extremist organization, claimed responsibility for the attack.

2018 Mastung and Bannu bombings

On 13 July 2018, ahead of Pakistan's general election, two bombings took place at election rallies in Bannu and Mastung. In Bannu, a remotely exploded bomb planted in a motorcycle left 5 people dead and 37 others wounded in an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Akram Khan Durrani. Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen, an extremist organization, claimed responsibility for the attack.