Goa, Feb. 7 -- Two separate bomb explosions rocked the election offices in Pakistan's Balochistan province just one day before the scheduled parliamentary elections. The attacks targeted an independent candidate's office in Pishin district and a Jamiat Ulema Islam (JUI) office in Qilla Saifullah, resulting in a tragic toll of at least 22 lives lost and over two dozen people injured.

Balochistan, a resource-rich province bordering Afghanistan and Iran, has grappled with a prolonged insurgency by Baluch nationalists for more than two decades. Initially rooted in demands for fair resource-sharing, the movement has since evolved into a quest for independence. The region also contends with the presence of Pakistani Taliban and other militant ...