Article 3V6A8 Deadly Suicide Bombing in Pakistan Ahead of Election Marred by Crackdown on Activists, Journalists

Deadly Suicide Bombing in Pakistan Ahead of Election Marred by Crackdown on Activists, Journalists

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Voters in Pakistan go to the polls next week, but the run-up to the election has already been marred by deadly terrorist attacks, a crackdown on activists and journalists, hundreds of arrests, and accusations of widespread interference by the military. On Friday, a massive suicide bombing at an election campaign gathering in the southwestern province of Balochistan killed 149 people. Hours afterward, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam were arrested at Lahore's airport as they returned to Pakistan from London in efforts to bolster Sharif's political party, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz. We go to Lahore to talk to journalist and writer Munizae Jahangir, host and executive producer of a political talk show on one of Pakistan's leading networks.

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