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Pakistanis Await Poll Returns

Voter turnout light, international observers expect rigging

By Jane Yager, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 18, 2008 5:09 AM CST

(Newser) – Polls have closed in Pakistani elections long-delayed by the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, as fears of violence kept voter turnout down to an estimated 15%, Reuters reports. Heavy security, with more than 470,000 police and soldiers deployed at polls nationwide, did little to assuage... Read full story »

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