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May 10th, 2013 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Key parties contesting the National Assembly vote include Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), led by President Asif Ali Zardari, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), led by former premier Nawaz Sharif, and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), led by bed-ridden former cricketer Imran Khan.
This is the first time in Pakistan’s turbulent history that an elected civilian government has served a full five-year term.
The historic elections come against the backdrop of political tensions and deadly violence in the militancy-hit country.
Pro-Taliban militants have warned people against taking part in the elections, asking them to stay away from polling stations.
More than 130 people have been killed in attacks on party workers and candidates since the beginning of April.
Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants had previously announced that they would target the election rallies of Awami National Party (ANP), Pakistan People’s Party, and Muttahida Quami Movement.
Pakistan’s National Assembly has a total of 342 members, of which 272 are elected by the popular vote. The last National Assembly elections were held in February 2008.
Pakistan will also hold elections for 577 seats of the provincial assemblies on Saturday.
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