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)
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