2 dead as PML-N candidate's convoy attacked in Turbat

Three others sustain injuries as unidentified armed men open fire at an election convoy in PB-50.

QUETTA: Two persons were killed and three others sustained injuries in an armed attack on Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) election convoy in Turbat, Express News reported on Thursday.

According to initial details, unidentified armed men opened fire at an election convoy of PML-N candidate in PB-50.

Election candidates have been targeted across the country since the day poll date was announced.

Earlier in Jhal Magsi, the Election Commission of Pakistan postponed polls in PB-32 after the body of an independent candidate was recovered from the area.

Election candidates fear a low turnout on May 11, with some blaming the security situation, while others crediting the new polling system that will eradicate ‘ghost’ voters.

The security situation is certainly the biggest concern. According to a senior government official, the effects of the weeklong shutter-down call – May 5 to 11 – given by some proscribed militant outfits, will certainly affect the voter turnout.