MASTUNG, July 13 (INP): At least 33 people including Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) leader and candidate for the general election, Nawabzada Siraj Raisani were martyred and more than 50 others were injured in blast at election gathering here on Levies sources said that the blast targeted a corner meeting of Nawabzada Siraj Raisani candidate from PB-35 (Mastung) for the election campaign in the Darengarh area of Mastung on Friday. The blast resulted in dead of BAP candidate besides leaving over 50 others injured. The injured were shifted to District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital Mastung and Quetta Civil Hospital for medical treatment. The critically injured were referred to CMH Quetta. Lashkari Raisani, the brother of Siraj, confirmed that he had lost his life in the explosion. “I and Aslam Raisani are also receiving threats,” Lashkari said. Deputy Commissioner (DC) Qaim Lashari said that besides claiming 33 lives, the explosion left around 53 people injured who were shifted to different hospitals. Lashari said that the initial investigation suggests that it was a suicide attack. Following the incident, an emergency was declared in Quetta hospitals, with additional medical staff summoned. Raisani, a candidate of the recently-formed Balochistan Awami Party from PB-35 constituency, was the younger brother of former Balochistan chief minister Nawab Aslam Raisani. [timed-content-server show="07/13/2018 23:30 Asia/Karachi"]In July 2011, Siraj Raisani lost his 14-year-old son in a terrorist attack in Mastung, in which several others, including security personnel, were killed. Earlier, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl's leader Akram Khan Durrani's convoy was attacked in Bannu, resulting in the deaths of four people and injuries to around a dozen others. Durrani, who is contesting from NA-35 (Bannu), was returning from an election rally when his convoy was hit. On Tuesday, Awami National Party (ANP) candidate Haroon Bilour was among 22 martyred in an attack on his election rally in Peshawar. Leaders of different political parties including PTI chairman Imran Khan, PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto, Ameer JI Sirajul Haq, PML President Chaudhry Shujat and others have strongly condemned the terrorist attack saying that they were "saddened to know about of Nawabzada Siraj Raisani's martyrdom in this targeted attack as well as the death of 32 other innocent citizens."[/timed-content-server]