Abduction, attacks mar run-up to Pakistan election

By Rebecca Santana, Munir Ahmed

Published May 9, 2013 4:00am ET

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Abduction, attacks mar run-up to Pakistan election — A Pakistani supporter of former cricket star-turned-politician, and leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, Imran Khan, wearing a pin bearing Khan's image, takes part during a rally in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, May 9, 2013. Pakistan is scheduled to hold parliamentary elections on May 11, the first transition between democratically elected governments in a country that has experienced three military coups and constant political instability since its creation in 1947. The parliament's ability to complete its five-year term has been hailed as a significant achievement. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen) | Muhammed Muheisen

ISLAMABAD (AP) — An especially violent spate of killings, kidnappings and bombings marred the run-up to Pakistan’s nationwide election, capped Thursday by the abduction of the son of a former prime minister as he was rallying supporters on the last day of campaigning before the historic vote.

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