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(19,429 posts) Wed May 8, 2013, 10:42 PM May 2013

Pakistan election: Sharif 'would end' war on terror role

The man tipped to be Pakistan's next prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, has said he would end the country's involvement in the US-led war on terror if elected.

Mr Sharif told the BBC that the move was necessary for there to be peace in Pakistan and elsewhere in the world.

Pakistan has been part of the US-led fight against Islamist militancy in the region since the 9/11 attacks.

Voters in Pakistan are due to go to the polls on 11 May following an election run-up marred by violence.

It is the first time in the country's history that an elected government will hand over power to another elected government.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22458288

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