ebonics bloated the office of the pakistan people's party on friday in baluchistan province. a search continues for the kidnapped son of the former prime minister gilani, himself a candidate in this election. our correspondent is live in lahore. security has been pretty tight until now and it seems to be increasing. >> yes, you are absolutely right. security is very tight to begin with. but only getting tighter. there are nearly 70,000 military troops on the ground here in pakistan to keep things secure. as you can imagine, if you look at polling stations around the country if, there will be a lot of security to ensure that voters feel secure. voters are thinking about an awful lot of issues as they head to the polling stations. one of those issues is pakistan's economy. the economy is in a terrible state. if you only look at the employment statistics alone, it is quite shocking. there's a record unemployment in this country. according to the asian development bank, pakistan needs to create 3 million jobs every year for in order to cope with its population. however, is losing

my comments in question is about baluchistan because it's important that's the most troubled province right now and that cannot the past election results come you are right and everybody joined last time with one person left in the opposition. it's interesting the party has won most of the seed tonight to this is the first time pashtuns have really taken the northern part of the richest in and people have shifted there goes towards them. the third party i think is extremely important and we can focus on that as the national party with six and maybe one more seat because this is the only party that does not represent the tribal leadership, the tribal glories and comes from a middle class and has risen from the cemetery quietly and has a lot of visionaries among them, lake senator -- dr. malik. it can't come because the south has always been the check did, but is grown in terms of education and understand them and it's actually considered for the chief minister, which is an court new development and nawar sharif is considering three names. one from the tribal from his own party in the t

that largely punjabi party has won in the in punjab in sindh in the party in baluchistan that are there seventy shady and murky and in a. bit that he can suffer as run this is this step towards pakistan has become edition you see there is no national party no in the lead and all four provinces are led by horses who want to go in different directions the military is in deep trouble because the military was instrumental in starting the misuse of religion. in foreign policy instead to the war starting from ninety thirty nine and how the whole game has turned against the political taleban i think. are not going to talk because the taliban language is violence and i don't think a ballot was forcible it is some part of taliban the afghan taliban ninety percent of the taliban fighting in afghanistan or pakistan sponsored maybe the peace of pakistani state but in the long run when the americans will draw all the taliban factions will combine and they're going to play hell with the pakistani state. or international foreign policy coming into focus with peter lavelle his guests on cross talk of t

largely punjabi party has won in punjab in sindh in the party in baluchistan there are seventy shady and murky and a. very good sign for this one this is their step towards pakistan's become edition you see there is no national party no in the lead and all four provinces led by horses who want to go in different directions the military is in deep trouble because the military was instrumental in starting the misuse of religion. in foreign policy and strategy in the afghan war starting from ninety three to nine and now the whole game is turned against the believed to be taliban i think. are not going to talk because the. language is violence and i don't think at their lowest possible is some part of taliban the afghan taliban ninety percent of the taliban fighting in afghanistan or pakistan sponsored maybe the peace of pakistani state but in the long run when the americans would do all the taliban factions will combine and they're going to play hell with the pakistani state. it's good to have you with us here on r.t. if you can just a moment on the break adventure of james brown he's a

largely punjabi party has won in the end by job in the party in baluchistan that are seventy shady and murky and in a. bit that he can suffer one is entirely on it which told under attack so that there are all menace because this is the step towards pakistan has become a solution you see there is no national party no in the lead and all four provinces led by horses who want to go in different directions so i think the election is a. grim and brave step towards the bell commission of pakistan well sure if so says that he is ready to talk to the taliban so what do you read into that. taliban i think. are not going to talk because. taliban language is violence they believe in the gun they believe in violence and i don't think a dialogue was possible and presently with the election results in hand. mr iran has won only in a province while the pakistani military is not with the negotiated with the. t.t.p. the pakistani taliban although it's a contradiction that we have one taliban are supported by the pakistani state and they are totally different from the taliban the pakistani military is

injured in a series of bomb blasts in karate more people died in pakistan's biggest province in baluchistan and explosions there and a gunman targeted voters outside polling stations people were also killed in shootouts between rival political factions violence has erupted in pakistan's volatile north as well where two bomb attacks caused further casualties in the city of peshawar ortiz losing half an office been following the turbulent vote for us. no one has claimed responsibility for the attacks that took place across pakistan today but we do know that there are numerous armed to political factions the do operate here in pompous son and of course. the pakistani taliban which has waged a bloody intimidation campaign in the weeks leading up to the vote that has claimed the lives of more than one hundred and thirty people here all across the country now the pakistani taliban regarded these elections as quote islamic and actually they've been targeting with the violence largely secular left leaning parties including for example the m.p. the awami national party which is in the brunt of the t

injured in a series of bomb blasts in karate more people have died in pakistan's biggest province baluchistan where explosions and government targeted voters outside polling stations also the two others fell victim to shootouts between rival political factions violence also wrapped in pakistan's volatile north as well where two bomb attacks cause further casualties in the city of push our with an update on the turbulent vote from pakistan's capital islamabad his calf and off. no one has claimed responsibility for the violence that has been reported across the country today there are a number of armed groups who operate in pakistan as well as the taliban which has waged a bloody intimidation campaign in the run up to the vote claiming the lives of more than one hundred thirty people they view these elections as being on a lawmaker and have largely targeted to secular leaning parties but these elections are more about the ballot box than bullets i have to say as the millions of pakistanis turned out eagerly eagerly in droves despite the threat of violence there have been some reports of the vot

because i think it's very important that the most troubled province -- baluchistan. look at the past relation result, you are right, and thereby join bpp last time with one person left in the opposition. but this time it's very interesting that a party has won most of the seats. i think this is the first time that they've really taken the northern part of baluchistan. and people have shifted their votes towards them. and the second party, if third party i think is extremely important, and we can focus on that is the national party with six, and maybe one more, seats. because this is the only party that does not represent the tribal leadership, the tribal lords. and comes from a middle class and has risen from the south very quietly and has a lot of missionaries among them like senator, the doctor. they have gradually gained ground without being noticed because south has always been rejected, but has really grown in terms of education and understanding. and is actually being considered for the chief minister which is a very important i think new development. and incid

baluchistan is a next situation.as for the institutional hostels, there should be no immediate crisis unless one is precipitated by sharif himself. the army remains circumspect the politics, and also he have to -- we know that both in the army and in the judiciary there will be a change of heart by the end of the year. the third problem is the there will be a focus on that. fixes as farquick as the economy is concerned, but the important ring is a serious attempt has to be made. in energy, there are systemic problems which you might dwell on, but that can be better managed. then we have to come up with the credible projects, not the sham projects like the rental project state -- schemes launched by the ppp. sharif also has the advantage of the better experience of mega projects which can't lead to employment. finally, before the area of problems is on relations. i think he as already made the right signals, the desire to normalize with india, and he made a statement that we will .ot allow mumbai-like incidents this w

a series of bomb blasts in khorat cheap more people have died in pakistan's biggest province of baluchistan as well explosions and government targeted voters outside polling stations also the two others fell victim to shoot between rival political factions fallen souls who erupted in pakistan followed north to bomb a times cause further casualties in the city of a push our just coming on the map in a minute an update now on the turbulent vote from artie's lucy calf and she's in pakistan's capital islamabad let's catch up with an. eye lucy. lucic out here we go nice to see the election later violence as have been saying has claimed dozens of license campaigning started it's been a very bloody run up to it what do we know about who has been behind it or you can pin it on any one faction. of course well we do know that this no one has claimed responsibility for the attacks that took place across pakistan today but we do know that there are numerous armed political factions the do operate here in pakistan and of course. the pakistani taliban which has waged a bloody intimidation campaign in the

baluchistan is a more complicated problem.ess, davis again politics, not as nawaz sharif himself has said with guns and bullets. as far as sindh is concerned he'll have to deal with ppp and mqm and karachi i see no is also in sindh. the second major basket of problems is potential disaffection and the stress and institutional frictions. here again the acid test of the center's handling of relations with sindh because the punjab who have their own. pti government may be amenable to cooperation for its own success, but ppp and mqm will have no such come potion and karachi and sindh. when negative six are from election since i find these two major parties, ppp and pml-n as nawaz sharif have become provincial sides. ppp is supposed to support across the country. it now has -- will be sindh and is limited to his home province. as far as pml-n is concerned, its main support comes from punjab and has no strong showing baluchistan is a very mixed situation. as for the institutional tassels, there ought to be no image unless one is pre

enforcement with you know i've been charge of law and order myself in the tribal areas of pakistan in baluchistan and those are the most difficult areas to administer we were taught that you need to learn when the cat is about to jump and where it will jump so when you profile in this broad way that you mention that maybe or middle east looking people and we only look at them then our mentality is that we'll all wait if someone is blue eyed or blond he could not be a terrorist as we know terrorism comes in every form every ship we've had many terrorist strikes in the united states of people who are not muslim timothy mcveigh is just why. infamous example but many of these were local people who are not muslim so the m. should be to prevent violence who ever is committing it there is a perception that terror grows where there is a lack of education true to a certain extent but there is something that a lot of people don't understand let's put it like like people like anwar are lucky right an american citizen who was killed in a drone strike in yemen graduated from george washington university presu

the middle class gets selected or appointed chief minister, that can really be a game changer for baluchistan./ they are more in touch with the democratic front and a new kind of politics. i wanted to point out -- and any moves you have. >> we will take that as a comment and move on to the questions. a question there. is the microphone on? thank you. i am from george mason university. i came back yesterday after spending three months in pakistan doing a book on demography and politics there. mention theike to observation about how the future is urban. one thing that is interesting it is 70% rural. it is still the national that does not change what was mentioned, that the future of pakistan is urban. ppi has been shown -- urban seats,y many but the second party in karachi. , especially the youth population in karachi and lahore, how dedicated they are to ppi. i saw a 20% increase in the electorate coming from the educated youth. i believe that is the future of pakistan. the question is from a renowned economist. i was expecting he would not give the option to nawaz sharif of more borrowing./ t

as far as pmln is concerned, again, if transferring from job job -- [inaudible] baluchistan is a mixedituation. as for institutional dust settles, there is to be no image crisis unless one is precipitated by no was to himself. the circumspect type of politics and also we have to -- we know that those in the army and judiciary will be by the end of the year. the third problem is of course the economy and of course mr. motson is going to focus on that. there are no quick fixes, but the important thing is a serious weakening has to be made. and energy, systemic outcomes to dwell on. but it can be better managed than we have to come up with a credible projects like the schemes launched by the ppp, which was a waste of time and resources. nawar sharif has the advantage of better experience of projects which lead to employment. finally, the fourth area is in foreign relations. he asserted made the right desire to normalize up in the and importantly made a statement that we will not allow mobile a coincidence. this is an important signal to india. the military sensitivity on account of india

security, law and order, extremists, virtual rebellion by taliban and thought and insurgencies in baluchistan and sectarian officials. the evidently soft attitude and his willingness to negotiate with extremists given a chance to restrain. as i said earlier, he must remain firm on there except dean the government, except in the presence of the army and fought. they must be on these elements, even in the as for the -- [inaudible] certain aspect of politics and also you have to, you know, that both in the army and in the -- there would be a change -- [inaudible] the current problem, of course, is -- [inaudible] with a job of energy and systemic problems which can dwell on, but that and that -- [inaudible] which was a waste of time. a projects which can generate i think he has already made -- [inaudible] desire to normalize with indian why and parentally he made the statements that we would not allow one way of -- [inaudible] this was an important thing to india. the military sense on india i think they are accelerated. i think it is a better place to work on improvement of tradition with india