But Jeffrey Sachs, a renowned economist and special adviser to the U.N. secretary-general, said neither candidate will be able to stop continued financial woes in the near future.

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Defence and political analyst Hasan Askari Rizvi says that while the PML-N may improve its standing comparative to the PPP, neither group is likely to win a straight majority out of the 275 seats up for grabs.

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Neither are already spooked mutual fund mom-'n'-pop punters.

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