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Tensions And Violence Ahead Of Pakistan Elections

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Supporters of chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto dance as they gather during an election campaign rally In Karachi on July 20, 2018. (Asif Hassan/AFP/Getty Images)
Supporters of chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto dance as they gather during an election campaign rally In Karachi on July 20, 2018. (Asif Hassan/AFP/Getty Images)

More than 150 people have been killed in violence related to Wednesday's elections in Pakistan. Voters will be choosing members of parliament, who will then choose the country's next prime minister.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson speaks with Michael Kugelman (@MichaelKugelman), deputy director of the Asia Program at The Wilson Center.

This article was originally published on July 24, 2018.

This segment aired on July 24, 2018.

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