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February 18, 2008

Pakistan: Voters Get Carrots, Sticks in Lacklustre Polls

by Beena Sarwar, IPS News, Pakistan - Voter apathy marked Monday’s general elections that were accompanied by allegations of massive manipulations and violence on the one hand and lofty promises of development and cash gifts by some candidates on the other.

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