WorldQUETTA/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed at least 29 people near a polling center as Pakistanis voted on Wednesday in a knife-edge general election pitting cricket hero Imran Khan against the party of jailed ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility for the attack in the western city of Quetta, where security sources said the bomber drove his motorcycle into a police vehicle. Earlier this month, a suicide bomber killed 149 people at an election rally in the town of Mastung in Baluchistan province. About 371,000 soldiers have been stationed at polling stations across the country to prevent attacks, nearly five times the number deployed at the last election in 2013. According to the latest opinion polls, neither Khan nor Sharif are likely to win a clear majority in the election.

Source: Sunday Times July 25, 2018 11:03 UTC