[1] There were several heavy clashes between terrorists and security forces in Balochistan before the bombing.
[2] On January 30, a bomb went off during a political rally by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in the city of Sibi,[3] the blast killed 4 people and injured 5.
[4] The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party condemned the bombing and stated the attention the bombing got should be used to suppress terrorists instead of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party itself,[5] PTI also called for a full investigation of the attack.
[6] The United States Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs made a post on X condemning the attack.
[7][8] They also stated that the Pakistani people have the 'right to choose their own leader', also condemning the attempt to undermine the election.