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4 unusual facts about Elections in Pakistan


Amanullah Khan Jadoon

Amanullah Khan Jadoon was twice elected as an MPA, (Member of the Provincial Assembly) of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

Elections in Pakistan

After the deadly 9/11 attacks in the United States and Musharraf's unconditional policy to support the American war in the Afghanistan, further damaged Musharraf's credibility in the country.

In April 1954, the general elections were held for the East Pakistan Legislative Assembly, in which the Pakistan Muslim League lost to the pan-Bengali nationalist United Front Alliance.

Shagufta Anwar

She was elected an MPA of the Punjab in the General Elections of 2002 against one of the seats reserved for women; and has served as Parliamentary Secretary for Anti Corruption since August 5, 2003.


Pakistani state of emergency, 2007

The Minister of the State for Information, Tariq Azim Khan, said on television media that the elections in Pakistan scheduled for January would be delayed indefinitely.


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Justin Merriman

Merriman has photographed and covered many national and international stories, including the events of September 11 and the crash of United Flight 93, the Sago mine disaster in Sago, West Virginia, polio in India, life in Cuba, the 2008 Parliamentary Elections in Pakistan, the war in Afghanistan and stories across the country.