[Dawn] Pakistain's bloodiest election campaign spanning over three tumultuous weeks came to an end on midnight of Thursday and Friday.Following the end of a five year democratic term, the upcoming polls are seen as another step that will carry forward the democratic process in Pakistain.Saturday's vote will be a democratic milestone in Pakistain which has been ruled for half its history by the military.However,ars longa, vita brevis...
the road to democracy has not been an easy one. Election campaigns across the country were marred by terror threats and Taliban attacks which claimed the lives of at least 117 people including candidates.