"Pakistan Twin Bombings Kill Dozens Ahead of Parliamentary Elections"

Bombings at political offices in southwestern Pakistan's Baluchistan province killed at least 29 people and wounded more than two dozen a day before parliamentary elections, raising concerns for the election in the troubled Western ally. The attacks targeted the offices of an independent candidate and a leading radical Islamist party, with no immediate claim of responsibility. Baluchistan, home to a low-level insurgency and various militant groups, has been the scene of violence ahead of elections, but the government is committed to holding the elections as scheduled.