Pakistan Votes For High Stakes Election Amid Rising Militant Attacks and Economic Crisis

Voting beings today amid militant attacks, economic crisis Pakistan is set to vote on Thursday in an election marred by an increase in terrorist attacks, an economic downturn, and a sharply divided political landscape. Many analysts predict that no obvious winner will be declared.

Pakistan is set to vote on Thursday in an election marred by an increase in terrorist attacks, an economic downturn, and a sharply divided political landscape. Many analysts predict that no obvious winner will be declared.

The primary confrontations are anticipated to be between the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N), led by three-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif, and candidates supported by imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan, whose Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party won the last national election. The 35-year-old son of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, has also waged a vigorous campaign as an independent candidate for the highest post.