Islamist parties in the volatile Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan have long had great influence in the region.
They lost their seats on Monday to secular, anti-religious parities. Steve Inskeep talks to Tarek Fatimi, a former Pakistani ambassador to the United States, about the implications of the vote.
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