A candidate for provincial assembly’s seat and 6 other people were injured in a bomb attack in Bannu in Khyber Pakhtunkhwaon Saturday, police said.

Shireen Malik, who belongs to alliance of Islamic parties the "Mutahida Majlis-e-Amal" or MMA, came under attack when he was campaigning in the area, police and witnesses said.

Parliamentary and provincial assemblies’ elections will be held on July 25.

Malik was shifted to a local hospital and doctors said he and 6 other injured are in stable condition.

The bomb was attached to a motorbike and was detonated with the help of a remote-control device, police said.

No group claimed responsibility. The authorities blame militant groups for such attacks as they oppose to elections.

The caretaker government has planned to deploy hundreds of thousands of troops and paramilitary soldiers for security of the elections.

Political parties have intensified campaign and leaders are holding rallies to seek support.