Pakistan election day attack in Karachi kills 3

Blast in Pakistan’s Karachi kills 8 during polls (AP) / 11 May 2013 The death toll from a blast at the offices of a political party in the Pakistani city of Karachi climbed to eight as Pakistanis voted in a landmark election, television stations reported. About 35 people were wounded in the attack at an office of the Awami National Party (ANP). The al Qaeda-linked Taliban, who regard the general election as un-Islamic, have killed over 100 people since April, mostly through suicide bombings, which have prevented mostly secular candidates from campaigning. Pakistan election day attack in Peshawar wounds 8   A bomb attack targeting female voters in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar wounded eight people as historic elections got underway, according to police.  “The bomb was planted on a motorcycle. Several people including police have been injured. The motorcycle was parked outside a women’s polling station,” Shafiullah Khan, a senior police officer,said.       Taylor Scott International