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Despite a grisly spasm of violence in the days leading up to the elections, Pakistanis lined up at the polls this morning to cast their votes in an election with possibly grave consequences. In theory, the polling could bring an end to the rule of President Pervez Musharraf. In practice...
Armed clashes between rival political parties were reported across the country as polls opened; scores were injured and at least six killed. In Lahore, five party workers, including one candidate for former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League party, were killed on the eve of elections. On Saturday...
At the men's polling station just a few blocks away, fears for security were trumped by concerns about vote rigging. The station opened an hour and a half late, causing many voters to give up in disgust before they had a chance to cast their ballots. "The time of...
Inside the station the scene was shambolic. The names of several registered voters could not be found on election rolls, and representatives from both Bhutto's and Sharif's parties cried foul. After several frantic - and unanswered - calls of complaint to the district returns officer, a new list was discovered...
While Musharraf is not running - he was re-elected president by the National Assembly in October - his fate is still very much reflected in the fate of his Pakistan Muslim League Qaid party, a faction that split from Sharif's party after Musharraf, then a general, overthrew the then Prime...