Pakistan: Bombing at party office in Razmak (North Waziristan) July 3

Event

A bombing targeted the offices of a political party in the city of Razmak on Tuesday, July 3. The blast damaged the office of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), or Pakistan Movement for Justice party, an opposition party, injuring ten people. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, which occurred in the restive North Waziristan area, one of the seven tribal agencies bordering Afghanistan.

Context

Up to 110 million Pakistani voters will go to the polls on July 25. Electoral campaigns and political violence are familiar features in this South Asian country, where the military remains a very powerful actor and democracy a fragile institution.

Advice

People present in Pakistan should take note of the current sensitive political and security context, anticipate an increased security presence in main cities, and obey to all instructions issued by authorities.