×

Our award-winning reporting has moved

Context provides news and analysis on three of the world’s most critical issues:

climate change, the impact of technology on society, and inclusive economies.

Pakistan to hold general elections on May 11

by Reuters
Wednesday, 20 March 2013 10:07 GMT

ISLAMABAD, March 20 (Reuters) - Pakistan will hold general elections on May 11, a presidential spokesman said on Wednesday.

Pakistan's government completed its full five-year term on Saturday, the first in the country's turbulent history to do so. The country is plagued by Taliban violence, sectarian unrest, chronic power cuts and a fragile economy. (Reporting by Mehreen Zahra-Malik, writing by Amie Ferris-Rotman; Editing by Nick Macfie)

Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.


-->