Despite crackdown

Supporters of the National Party and other parties stage a sit-in protest outside the office of a temporary election commission office in Quetta last Saturday, amid claims the election result delay is allowing authorities to rig the vote-counting. A delayed count is underway after Pakistan’s election on Feb. 8, with candidates backed by Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf faring better than expected despite a crackdown targeting the party. AFP