Pakistan Elections 2013

As Pakistan gears up for crucial general elections in just over a week, on May 1st the Frontline Club hosted a panel discussion, First Wednesday: Pakistan goes to the polls, to consider the country’s prospects.The panelists on the evening were: journalist and author Irfan Husain,  Pir Zubair Shah of the Council on Foreign Relations, Umber Khairi, a producer and radio broadcaster with BBC Urdu at the BBC World Service and the High Commissioner of Pakistan to the UK, Wajid Shamsul Hasan.Chaired by Paddy O’Connell of BBC Radio 4's Broadcasting House, the debate aimed to give an overview of the election which are being held on May 11. This excerpt relates to the discussion the Taliban and drone attacks.