Reducing Pakistan violence in politics is key to nation threatened with toppling of government

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Peace requirement for fair Pakistan vote: judge

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A Pakistani paramilitary soldier stands guard outside the Supreme Court building in Karachi on March 8, 2013. Pakistan’s top court warned that upcoming elections had to be peaceful to be fair, heavily criticising the government and security forces for failing to stop endemic violence.