How Imran Khan is campaigning from jail in Pakistan: AI and covert canvassing


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  • Monday, 05 Feb 2024

A supporter of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) waves the party flag during a rally ahead of the general elections in Karachi, Pakistan January 14, 2024. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/ File Photo

LAHORE/KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Days before Pakistan's Feb. 8 election, a masked and headscarf-clad Komal Asghar led a team of similarly dressed women through alleys in the eastern city of Lahore.

Their mission: to knock on doors and distribute campaign pamphlets adorned with photos of jailed former prime minister, Imran Khan.

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