There is no plausible alternative to restoring democratic politics in Pakistan, however imperfect and corrupt they have traditionally been.

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With an election next year and South Africa so completely dominated by the ANC, its politics are bound to be susceptible to nepotism and other corrupt practices and Mr Mbeki acknowledged the problem was nationwide.

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Mr. Khan's PTI, which has never been in power and says 80% of its candidates haven't run before, rejects the "politics of roads" and pledges to clean up the country's notoriously corrupt political system.

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