A bombing at an independent candidate’s election office kills 10 in Pakistan ahead of elections

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a powerful bomb has exploded at an election office of an independent candidate in southwest Pakistan ahead of the parliamentary elections, killing at least 10 people and wounding more than a dozen others. Local authorities said the attack happened in Pashin, a district in Baluchistan province. Jan Achakzai, the spokesperson for the provincial government, confirmed the attack and the casualties. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which came a day before the country holds parliamentary elections.