Elections in Pakistan are typically a raucous affair, with loud rallies, trucks blaring election slogans and politically-driven conversations.But journalists say Mehreen Zahra Maliktoday's election is an election like no other.
PML-N's Nawaz Sharif is expected to be the winner, but Imran Khan is said to be the country's most popular politician. However, after speaking out against Pakistan's powerful military, he has been jailed with multiple prison terms.
Nosheen Iqbal He heard that his party's candidates also faced serious obstacles in their campaigning. Among them are bans on candidates and even cricket bat logos, a huge blow for a country where 40% of the population is illiterate. Gatherings are often banned, and Mr. Khan's online events have caused problems online and posters have been torn down in the streets.
All this led to one of the most suppressed elections in Malik's memory. She explores how Pakistanis feel about the military, which is hostile to Khan but committed to supporting Sharif, and what it says about the country's fragile democracy as voters head to the polls. explain.
Photo: Shahzaib Akbar/EPA
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