4 Dead, 5 Injured in Blast at Imran Khan's Party Rally in Southwestern Pakistan

New Delhi: At least four people were killed Tuesday in a bombing near a political rally by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party in the Balochistan provincial capital of Quetta, officials said. The incident occurred as the nation gears up for upcoming elections. A bomb planted on a motorbike detonated as supporters rallied for the jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan's party, AFP quoted police as informing.

Senior police official Farhan Zahid revealed, "The PTI rally was passing by there but it is not clear whether the rally was a target or not," as quoted by AFP.

Waseem Baig, a provincial health department spokesman mentioned, "Six people were wounded in addition to the four killed".