Pakistan: Suicide bomber kills 25 at election rally Peshawar: A suicide bomber targeted an election rally organised by a religious party in Pakistan on Monday, killing 25 people, officials said. The attack at a gathering of members of the Jamiat Ulema-e- Islam religious party wounded 65 people, they said.

Pakistan's Taliban claimed responsibility for the bombing. The polls mark the first time that an election is being held to decide on a transition between civilian governments in Pakistan, a strategic US ally. Taliban attacks have marred the election, with some candidates afraid to campaign.

Since April 2013, the radical Islamist group has killed more than 90 people in attacks on three major political parties, preventing many of their most prominent candidates from openly campaigning.

But until now the Taliban had targeted secular parties in its bid to undermine the May 11, 2013 general election, which it regards as un-Islamic....more    
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