Bombings at Pakistani Political Offices Kill at Least 29, Day Before Parliamentary Elections

QUETTA, Pakistan—Bombs ripped through two separate political offices in southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least 29 people and wounding more than two dozen, officials said, the day before the country was set to elect a new parliament. The attacks in Baluchistan Province—home to a low-level insurgency and various terrorist groups—raised concerns for the election in the troubled Western ally, where many voters are already disillusioned by political feuding and a seemingly intractable economic crisis. Violence ahead of elections and on the day of polling is common in Pakistan, which has struggled to rein in various terrorist groups. Tens of thousands of police and paramilitary forces have been deployed across the country following a recent surge in attacks, especially in Baluchistan. No one immediately claimed responsibility for Wednesday’s bombings....