61. Several months ago Ms. Bhutto cancelled local elections and appointed an administrator to run Karachi. 62. Some political analysts have claimed that Yeltsin and his advisers are considering the possibility of postponing or canceling elections in a bid to extend his term. 63. Some lawmakers have appealed to the Constitutional Court saying the election law is flawed, which could provide a pretext for cancelling elections. 64. Targeting foreigners is part of an Islamic insurgency that has gained momentum since its startup nearly three years ago after parliamentary elections were canceled to thwart a fundamentalist victory. 65. The army-backed government cancelled the election and later banned the Salvation Front, sending most of its members underground or abroad. 66. That uprising began after the army canceled elections that a fundamentalist party appeared set to win. 67. That was when the government cancelled elections for a new National Assembly that were being won handily by Islamic fundamentalist candidates. 68. The election was canceled in one village when police caught upper-caste people stuffing ballot boxes. 69. The election was cancelled, and FIS later banned and numerous leaders arrested. 70. The elections were canceled to thwart a likely victory by the now-banned Islamic Salvation Front. |