Thursday, February 21, 2008

Voting Begins in Pakistan Election Amid Fears of Violence, Rigging

Voting in Pakistan began yesterday even though people were fearful of suicide bombers and terrorist coming to attack. This fear was brought upon by the assassination of the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto and after 46 people were killed in a suicide bombing near the border of Pakistan. The voting began nationwide on Monday at 8:00 A.M. and closed at 5:00 P.M.
This is a very good idea as long as they have military there to protect the voters and make sure there are no suicide bombers around. Which there were. In a possible hiding place for Osama Bin Laden, a remote border region of Bajur, hundreds of Pashtun tribesman came out to vote at a nearby polling station and dismissed the threat of attack. The military in Pakistan were heavy around that area to keep an eye on everything. I think that they should have put the polling station somewhere where the terrorist would probably never go. Somewhere that is hidden from them, but not from the voters.

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