Sunday, April 21, 2013

Taliban Threat Could Skew Pakistan Election Result

Moderate politicians from some of Pakistan's most violent areas are risking the threat of Taliban attack to run in upcoming nationwide elections, but they are increasingly being forced to rely on social media, phone calls and even short documentaries that allow them to campaign at a distance.

MORE:
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/taliban-threat-skew-pakistan-election-result-19010966

See also...

Pakistan candidate targeted, killed, official says
http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/11/world/asia/pakistan-candidate-shooting/index.html

In a Taliban hotbed, a woman runs for Pakistan's parliament
http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/08/world/asia/pakistan-female-candidate/index.html