Troops deployed, mobile service down as Pakistan polls open | The World

Voting is underway Pakistan's general election - with one former prime minister in jail and another looking set to be returned to power. Security is tight; the country has closed its borders to Iran and Afghanistan and suspended mobile services. Journalist and author Lynne O'Donnell managed to speak to The World's Beverley O'Connor despite that suspension - which she says is likely a calculated decision by authorities.

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