Amid violence, nation to hold vitally important elections between rival Pakistan political parties

Passionate pleas for votes as Pakistan campaign ends

AFP – Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and cricket star Imran Khan made final impassioned appeals for votes before thousands of supporters Thursday as campaigning wrapped up for Pakistan’s landmark elections. Their back-to-back emotional speeches capped a frenetic campaign overshadowed by Taliban threats. | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles