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Claims of Pakistan vote rigging affect 8 seats

People sit outside a campaign office of a candidate in Pakistan's nationwide elections in Islamabad's slums on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 in Pakistan. The final vote count from weekend's nationwide elections in Pakistan on Tuesday confirmed a big win for former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's party. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan says it will conduct a recount or re-do the vote for eight national assembly seats following allegations of vote rigging in the recent election.

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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials

Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:

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Battles in Pakistan tribal area displace thousands

PARACHINAR, Pakistan (AP) — A new offensive by the Pakistani military against militants in a northwestern tribal area has displaced thousands of people in the past week, an official said Wednesday.

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