Pakistan: two deadly explosions on the eve of the elections. The explosions took place near candidates' offices in the province of Baluchistan.
Pakistan has been facing violence directed against the electoral campaign for several weeks. Nearly 600,000 police officers, soldiers and guards were mobilized across the country to ensure the security of this Thursday's vote. To date, at least two candidates have been killed and dozens of others targeted. Security threats come from different groups in Pakistan. There are the armed separatist groups in Balochistan, the Pakistani Taliban and the local branch of the Islamic State group.