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Suicide bomber kills at least 8 in Pakistan


    ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed at least eight people and wounded a leading opposition politician in the central Pakistan province of Punjab, police said.

    The attack targeted the home of Rashid Akbar Khan Nawani, a member of parliament for former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's party, in the town of Bhakkar.

    (Reporting by Zeeshan Haider; Writing by Simon Cameron-Moore; Editing by David Fox)