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A preview of Pakistan's election, which is focused on a man who isn't on the ballot

Pakistan's upcoming elections are about one man who isn't on the ballot. He's in jail, and his party is barred from campaigning.

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Diaa Hadid chiefly covers Pakistan and Afghanistan for NPR News. She is based in NPR's bureau in Islamabad. There, Hadid and her team were awarded a Murrow in 2019 for hard news for their story on why abortion rates in Pakistan are among the highest in the world.

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