( CNN ) -- A man in a motorcycle detonated explosives Monday near a police van in northwest Pakistan , killing at least six people and wounding more than 30 , police said . The explosion took place on a busy road in the city of Peshawar . No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack . It was the latest deadly blast to rattle the country ahead of national elections next month . Read more : The myth of an Arab Spring in Pakistan . On Sunday , at least eight people were killed as the Pakistani Taliban continued to attack candidates in that country 's upcoming vote , police said . In a statement to CNN , the Pakistani Taliban took responsibility for bombings at the offices of candidates in Peshawar and the Orakzai Agency . Both attacks Sunday targeted independent candidates . The Taliban said it targeted secular candidates , but many parties have been hit by the increasing violence . `` A man can not be secular and Muslim at a time . These are two different doctrines in nature , '' the statement said . The elections in May will mark the first time in Pakistan 's history that one democratically elected government will give way to another . Read more : Will democracy be derailed in Pakistan ? The nation has experienced three military coups , been ruled by generals for half its life , and it remains mired in near-constant political turmoil . Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud has told Pakistanis to stay away from the elections . `` We are not in favor of democracy . Democracy is for Jews and Christians , '' he said in recent propaganda video . `` We want the implementation of Sharia ( law ) , and for that jihad is necessary , '' he added . The Pakistani Taliban are closely linked with the group 's namesake in Afghanistan as well as with al Qaeda . It shares a similar religious extremist ideology , but is a distinct group that wants to replace the Pakistani government with an Islamist one . Ali Dayan Hasan , the Pakistan director at Human Rights Watch , called for the country 's interim government to provide candidates with as much protection as possible so they can campaign freely without fear . `` Since the end of military rule in 2008 , Pakistan 's political parties have displayed an impressive commitment to cementing democratic and constitutional rule , '' Hasan said . `` It would be a tragedy if a combination of militancy and the government 's failure to ensure security compromises the election and sets back Pakistan 's progress towards regular , free and fair elections in which all Pakistanis can participate . '' CNN 's Nic Robertson contributed to this report .
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the Monday attack . The Pakistani Taliban took responsibility for blasts that killed 8 on Sunday . The group says it is targeting candidates in the upcoming democratic election . TL;DR A suicide bomber blew himself up at a campaign rally of Pakistan's main opposition party Monday, killing seven people and wounding more than 20 others, officials said. Democracy is for Jews and Christians ''