Frederic Grare

Could young voters prove to be a driver of change in Pakistan?


Frederic Grare

Day in pics (March 20, 2013)

An Indian Tamil activist bears a photo of Balachandran, the 12-year-old son of Sri Lankan insurgent leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, as she shouts slogans during a protest against Sri Lanka''s alleged wartime abuses in Mumbai. (AP)
An Indian Tamil activist bears a photo of Balachandran, the 12-year-old son of Sri Lankan insurgent leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, as she shouts slogans during a protest against Sri Lanka''s alleged wartime abuses in Mumbai. (AP)
A farmer sleeps on a roadside next to his children as they participate in a protest against government procuring land for setting up industry, near the Parliament in New Delhi. (AP)
A farmer sleeps on a roadside next to his children as they participate in a protest against government procuring land for setting up industry, near the Parliament in New Delhi. (AP)
PETA activists during a campaign outside the office of India's state-run airline Air India in Bengaluru. (PTI)
PETA activists during a campaign outside the office of India's state-run airline Air India in Bengaluru. (PTI)
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with women villagers during a rally at Jhilimili in Bankura. (PTI)
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with women villagers during a rally at Jhilimili in Bankura. (PTI)
Virendra Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Pragayn Ojha laugh at an amusing comment made by Yuvraj Singh (unseen). (IE Photo: Ravi Kanojia)
Virendra Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Pragayn Ojha laugh at an amusing comment made by Yuvraj Singh (unseen). (IE Photo: Ravi Kanojia)
Sachin Tendulkar with Yuvraj Singh during his book release. (IE Photo: Ravi Kanojia)
Sachin Tendulkar with Yuvraj Singh during his book release. (IE Photo: Ravi Kanojia)
Cricketer Shikhar Dhawan with Yuvraj Singh during his book release. (IE Photo: Ravi Kanojia)
Cricketer Shikhar Dhawan with Yuvraj Singh during his book release. (IE Photo: Ravi Kanojia)
Yuvraj Singh interacts with Sachin Tendulkar during the the launch of the book of 'Yuvraj Singh' in New Delhi. (PTI)
Yuvraj Singh interacts with Sachin Tendulkar during the the launch of the book of 'Yuvraj Singh' in New Delhi. (PTI)
Members of the Indian cricket team pose with Yuvraj Singh's book. (PTI)
Members of the Indian cricket team pose with Yuvraj Singh's book. (PTI)
Yuvraj Singh poses with his mother Shabnam during the launch of his book. (PTI)
Yuvraj Singh poses with his mother Shabnam during the launch of his book. (PTI)
Brave girl - Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban, attends her first day of School in Birmingham, England. (PTI)
Brave girl - Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban, attends her first day of School in Birmingham, England. (PTI)
Children watch the  Himalayan bear replica after finishing Taxidermy is kept outside in Sanjay Gandhi National park, Borivali, The Himalayan bear which died at Byculla Zoo in 2010 will be kept on display.   (IE Photo: Dilip Kagda)
Children watch the Himalayan bear replica after finishing Taxidermy is kept outside in Sanjay Gandhi National park, Borivali, The Himalayan bear which died at Byculla Zoo in 2010 will be kept on display. (IE Photo: Dilip Kagda)
Children take a look at the Leopard cub who died after falling in the deep well at Yeoor village, Thane. (IE Photo: Deepak Joshi)
Children take a look at the Leopard cub who died after falling in the deep well at Yeoor village, Thane. (IE Photo: Deepak Joshi)
Awww - Georgetown (Ky.) coach Chris Briggs kisses his 17-month-old daughter, Reagan Briggs, after they Georgetown defeated Southwestern Assemblies 88-62 to win the NAIA Division I college basketball championship. (Photo: AP)
Awww - Georgetown (Ky.) coach Chris Briggs kisses his 17-month-old daughter, Reagan Briggs, after they Georgetown defeated Southwestern Assemblies 88-62 to win the NAIA Division I college basketball championship. (Photo: AP)
Floral celebrations - Students of Aryans Group of College perform during their annual cultural extravanganza 'Roshaan' at Punjab Kala Bhawan in Chandigarh. (IE Photo: Sumit Malhotra)
Floral celebrations - Students of Aryans Group of College perform during their annual cultural extravanganza 'Roshaan' at Punjab Kala Bhawan in Chandigarh. (IE Photo: Sumit Malhotra)
Girls from Aryans Group of Colleges dressed in traditional Kashmiri attires  perform during their annual cultural extravanganza 'Roshaan'. (IE Photo: Sumit Malhotra)
Girls from Aryans Group of Colleges dressed in traditional Kashmiri attires perform during their annual cultural extravanganza 'Roshaan'. (IE Photo: Sumit Malhotra)
Kshitij Thakur, Ram Kadam addressing press after API Suryavanshi was attack by MLA's today at Vidhan Bhavan. (IE Photo: Ganesh Shirsekar)
Kshitij Thakur, Ram Kadam addressing press after API Suryavanshi was attack by MLA's today at Vidhan Bhavan. (IE Photo: Ganesh Shirsekar)