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Pakistan preparing for general elections amid security concerns, uncertainty

Monday, 23 July 2018 5:01 AM [ Last Update: Monday, 23 July 2018 5:22 AM ]

Supporters of Imran Khan attend a campaign rally ahead of general elections in Karachi on July 22, 2018. (Photo by AFP)

On July 25, Pakistanis will head to the polls for the country's second-ever democratic transition of power. There are dozens of parties in the fray, with two main contenders: ex-cricket hero Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf party and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, which vows to win a second term despite the jailing of founder, ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, on a corruption conviction.

Meanwhile, security has turned to the main issue for the military forces of the country. Three attacks over four days have killed 152 people and candidates have no chance to meet their supporters.

Pakistan's army will deploy about 371,000 troops on election day, almost three times the number in 2013, to protect the polling stations across the country.

(Source: Reuters)

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