Pakistan general election voting on the 8th, former Prime Minister Sharif to be in power again?. Pakistan's general election will be held on eight days, with over 5,000 candidates running for 336 seats.

On the 7th, explosions occurred near two election offices in the southwestern province of Balochistan, killing a total of 24 people. "This is an important election for Japan and Japanese companies," says Kazunori Yamaguchi, director of JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization Karachi Office)