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 | | Shantinagar, a small village which was razed to the ground and looted by a band of Muslim hooligans on February 6, 1977, suddenly became a campaigning hotspot, if only for selfish reasons - Shantinagar had a vote bank of 6,000 people. |
 | | The village, just 11 kilometers from Khanewal city, and home to several ex-MPAs and MNAs, had hitherto never managed to have its voice heard or any of its burning issues addressed. |
 | | The system of joint electorates, however, overturned this scenario: suddely, every aspiring politician waxed loud and passionate on how he or she would be different. |
| www.newsline.com.pk /NewsNov2002/cover9nov2002.htm (1012 words) |
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