With date set, Pakistan enters election season fraught with doubts

Feb. 8 polls raise concerns over security, fate of still-popular Imran Khan's PTI

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Supporters of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif welcome him back from self-imposed exile in Lahore on Oct. 21, ahead of the 2024 general election. © Reuters

ADNAN AAMIR, Contributing writer

ISLAMABAD -- After months of speculation, Pakistan finally has an election date, setting up a campaign in which experts say the odds will likely be stacked against allies of one of the country's most popular politicians -- jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan.

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