Blast kills three at Pakistan election meeting

Police says three people have died at a meeting of the PML (Q) in a blast in Swat Valley.

A blast at an election meeting in Pakistan's troubled northwest killed three people on Friday, including a candidate for the party that supports President Pervez Musharraf, police said.

HT Image

"The blast took place at a meeting of the PML (Q)," said police officer Mohammad Iqbal. "The candidate and two of his supporters were killed." The blast occurred in the Swat Valley.