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In this episode of Focal Point, meet Abida Hussain, a sharp-tongued politician with gray hair and a smoker's raspy voice who is running for parliament in Punjab, Pakistan -- against her own cousin.

A map of Pakistan's electoral politics.

Wide Angle interviews Daniel Markey, Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia, at the Council about the elections, political maneuvering, and the future of democracy in Pakistan.

Political history of Pakistan from 1947-2003.