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| Video Discription | (8 Feb 2024) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Lahore - 8 February 2024 1. SOUNDBITE (English) Riazat Butt, news director Pakistan and Afghanistan, Associated Press: "Pakistanis are heading to the polls to elect a new parliament. Forty-four parties are competing for a share of the 266 seats in the National Assembly, with a further 70 seats reserved for women and minorities. If no party wins an outright majority, then the one with the biggest share of assembly seats gets to form the new coalition. The next administration has a long to-do list, they need to repair the economy, fix crumbling infrastructure, improve ties with the Taliban in neighbouring Afghanistan. But in reality, the run-up to the election is being dominated by the exclusion of Imran Khan. He is the country's most popular opposition figure, but he is in prison for a number of charges - corruption, breaking marriage law and revealing state secrets. The two main parties in the race are the PMLN from three-time former premier Nawaz Sharif and his rival, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, who leads the PPP." ++BLACK FRAMES++ 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Riazat Butt, News director Pakistan and Afghanistan, Associated Press: "There have been outbreaks of violence in the northwest and the southwest of Pakistan. On Wednesday, at least 30 people were killed in a pair of bombings in southwestern Baluchistan. And even on polling day, five police officers were killed in the northwest of the country. There have also been allegations of an uneven playing field, pre-poll rigging and voters have been complaining about their difficulty in casting a vote for Imran Khan's party's candidates." ++ENDS ON SOUNDBITE++ STORYLINE: Pakistanis are headed to national elections in a vote that has been marred by violence, deep political tensions and the imprisonment of a popular contender. Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif expressed confidence his party would win. Sharif brushed off suggestions his Pakistan Muslim League party might not win an outright majority in the parliament and would need to form a coalition to govern. "If no party wins an outright majority, then the one with the biggest share of assembly seats gets to form the new coalition," said Riazat Butt, the news director for Pakistan and Afghanistan at The Associated Press. Deep political divisions make a coalition government seem more likely than Sharif let on. If no single party wins a simple majority, the first-placed gets a chance to form a coalition government, relying on allies in the house. A day before the election, at least 30 were killed in bombings at political offices, and sporadic attacks on Thursday appeared aimed at disrupting the balloting, including one that killed five police officers in a country beset by surging militancy. The violence, political feuding and a seemingly intractable economic crisis have left many voters disillusioned and raised questions about whether a new government can bring more stability to the troubled Western ally. Still, that Sharif appears to be the main contender represents a remarkable reversal of fortunes for the three-time prime minister, who returned to the country last October after four years of self-imposed exile abroad to avoid serving prison sentences. Within weeks of his return, his convictions were overturned, leaving him free to seek a fourth term in office. Instead, his archrival, former Prime Minister Imran Khan, is behind bars and banned from running after a series of convictions, including some just days before the vote. =========================================================== Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/8a28692a4d454dfbbcc1067be85d18d8 L40SRjfbA5g |
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