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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Cyril BELAUD and Zain Zaman JANJUA

Ex-Pakistan PM Khan, Party Erased From Election Campaign

A relentless crackdown widely attributed to Pakistan's powerful military has seen Imran Khan and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party almost erased from the election campaign ahead of the vote (Credit: AFP)

Pakistani cricketing legend turned world leader Imran Khan is wildly popular in his constituency and ancestral homeland of Mianwali, but the political posters that line the streets do not bare his face and flags do not fly his colours.

A relentless crackdown widely attributed to Pakistan's powerful military has seen him and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party almost erased from the election campaign ahead of the vote.

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