Voting begun on Thursday in Pakistan’s general election, held following a series of deadly bombings and amid some doubt that the exercise would stabilize the chaotic Islamic republic. The coup-prone South Asian nation, with a population of more than 240 million, was holding elections for only a third transition between civilian governments in several decades. Voting started at 8 am (0300 GMT) and will continue until 5 pm, the country’s election panel said. More than 128 million people are eligible to vote, making it one of the largest democratic exercises in the world, the election panel said….