PAKISTAN: Opposition warning elections will be rigged

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Updated February 18, 2008 22:03:02

President Pervez Musharraf has cast his ballot in a general election described as the most crucial in the country's history. President Musharraf's popularity has plunged over the past year as he purged the judiciary and imposed emergency rule - and both major opposition parties are warning they expect the election results will be rigged.

Presenter: Joanna McCarthy
Speakers: Saranjam Zamindar, Senior Vice President of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz

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