All eyes are set on the tough fight to be held on July 25 in NA-265 Quetta-II.

Political parties and independent candidness have started corner meetings and small rallies in Quetta, but little enthusiasm or flavour for the elections is witnessed on the part of the general public, as compared to previous polls.

“The cause of the lack of enthusiasm in electioneering is the doubt — prevailing from the very first day — about holding elections and them being fair and free.” —senior journalist Gulraz Khan

Plus, political parties appear to be focussing on allegations of corruption against their rivals, rather than speaking about solutions for problems.

Read more to learn about what's happening in the provincial capital's three national and nine provincial assembly seats.

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