Wounded Ex-Lawmaker Among Scores Of Candidates Challenging Results Of Disputed Pakistani Elections globalsecurity.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from globalsecurity.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Former lawmaker Mohsin Dawar was shot and wounded when he protested the results of the election in northwestern Pakistan. He is among scores of candidates who are challenging the results of the disputed February 8 general elections, which were marred by widespread allegations of vote rigging.
Two Afghan prisoners who were held in U.S. custody for at least 14 years at the Guantanamo Bay detention center after 2002 were released from house arrest in Oman, a Taliban spokesman said on February 11.