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Pakistan is gearing up for parliamentary elections on February 8. With 60 p.c of the inhabitants below the age of 30, the youth vote will probably be decisive. Traditionally, voter turnout in Pakistan has been significantly low amongst younger voters. Furthermore, Pakistan’s two-year political and financial disaster has profoundly broken their confidence within the electoral course of. In a bid to join with the youth, political events are turning to social media. Our correspondents Shahzaib Wahlah and Sonia Ghezali report, with the collaboration of Talha Saeed.