Voting for general elections in Pakistan begins today. Build-up to the polls has been marred by violence and a crackdown on the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
Elections marred by political violence, with twin bomb blasts in Balochistan killing 26 on eve of polls. Imran Khan’s party has fielded independents after a state-sanctioned crackdown.
In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, there were 1,19,374 registered overseas electors on the rolls. However, only 2,958 actually voted. Kerala alone accounted for 2,670 of those votes.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.
Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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