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By Fakhar ur Rehman, NBC News Source:
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Taliban in Pakistan has stepped up its campaign of terror attacks in an effort to stymie public meetings by secular political parties ahead of a general election scheduled for May 11.
Dual attacks Sunday targeted the offices of two political parties in the northwest part of Pakistan, killing nine people. In the first attack, a suicide bomber blew himself up at a political office in the city of Kohat, killing six and injuring nine.
“The purpose of the attacks are to keep away secular political parties,” Pakistan’s former Interior Minister Rehman Malik told NBC News. “Dark black clouds are hovering on the fate of the elections.”
The two attacks Sunday followed a string of deadly bombings targeting politicians in recent days. Last week, a suicide bomber blew himself outside a political meeting in Peshawar, killing 16.
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