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Campaigning in Pakistan has ended as the country prepares to vote in the general election on Wednesday. In Pic: Supporters of Pakistan Muslim League-N party wave party flags during an election campaign rally (Source: AP Photo)
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A fierce battle is expected between Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) led by Nawaz Sharif’s brother and former Pakistan Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif. In Pic: Imran Khan, chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, addresses his supporters during an election campaign in Lahore, Pakistan. (Source: AP)
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Pakistanis went to the polls in 2008 and elected their first civilian government in 12 years. There are 85,307 polling stations across Pakistan and more than 12,000 candidates are vying for 272 seats in parliament and 577 seats in four provincial assemblies. (Source: AP)
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A street is decorated with banners and billboards for political parties ahead of July 25 general elections in Peshawar, Pakistan. (Source: AP)
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At the request of the Election Commission of Pakistan, the military is deploying 350,000 soldiers to polling stations nationwide. (Source: AP)
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The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) led by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will be hoping to play kingmaker in case none of the parties secure a clear majority. (Source: AP)
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Pakistani transgender election candidate Nadeem Kashish, center, visits shops during her election campaign, in Islamabad. The Pakistani election commission has for the first time allowed the transgender community to take part in the upcoming election. (Source: AP)
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The campaign also has been rattled by violence, with candidates from several parties targeted. An attack earlier this month in Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province killed 149 people, including a parliamentary candidate. Another 300 people were wounded. In Pic: People offer funeral prayers of a Pakistani politician Ikramullah Gandapur killed in suicide bombing in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan. (Source: AP)
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Workers arrange election material for the July 25 general election at a election commission office in Peshawar, Pakistan. (Source: AP)
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As Pakistanis prepare to make history on Wednesday by electing a third consecutive civilian government, rights activists, analysts and even some candidates say the campaign has been among the country's dirtiest imperiling the country's democratic future. (Source: AP)
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