Pakistan vote body calls security meeting after campaign violence

Pakistan’s election commission on Wednesday announced an urgent meeting of security officials after a candidate was shot dead and several others wounded in separate attacks a week before the country goes to the polls. Elections in the South Asian nation are often marred by violence, with candidates and rallies targeted by militant groups as well […]

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