Pakistanis brave violence to vote in key election (AFP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Mon, 02/18/2008 - 4:06am

Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif (right) stamps his ballot paper in Lahore on February 18, 2008.<br /><br />Millions of Pakistanis defied bombings and shootings on Monday to vote in critical parliamentary elections that could threaten key US ally President Pervez Musharraf's iron grip on power.(AFP/Arif Ali)AFP - Millions of Pakistanis defied bombings and shootings on Monday to vote in critical parliamentary elections that could threaten key US ally President Pervez Musharraf's iron grip on power.




 

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