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Pakistan: Food Shortages Dim Public Enthusiasm For Polls

KARACHI - While the drawing rooms of Pakistan's rich and powerful are abuzz with speculations on who killed Benazir Bhutto, and whether or not the elections in February are going to be free and fair, the question on the minds of most ordinary people is how to get their daily bread.

With prices of essential commodities skyrocketing, long queues can be seen outside government-subsidised shops as people wait to take home that coveted 10 kg bag of wheat flour.