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A day before Pakistan’s 11th national election, the country’s dream of undiluted democracy appears to be receding – again.
In its 70-year history, Pakistan has alternated between quasi-democracy and pure military rule. In the process it has become embroiled in international conflicts and morphed into a home base for Islamist militancy.
Over the past decade, Pakistanis have witnessed democracy at its
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