Pakistan votes; fears violence, rigging
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Eight weeks after Benazir Bhutto was slain, Pakistan is holding elections that could shepherd a troubled nation into a new era of civilian rule and gird it against the Islamic extremists suspected of her killing.
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Troops of Pakistani para-military force check Afghan refugee voters before they enter in polling station to vote in Afghanistan&#39;s presidential election at Jallozai camp near Peshawar, Pakistan on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2004.
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Many Afghans say they are more worried about a different source of abuse and intimidation during the presidential elections: pressure from local militia commanders to vote for certain candidates.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- With their country in turmoil, Pakistani voters are expected within months to go to the polls for the first parliamentary elections here in five years. But as time runs short, independent observers say that the nation is poorly prepared and that the elections will be highly...
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Rumors and paranoia about the assassination fuel the fears of Pakistanis as they see their country descend into instability
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Pakistan's bitter election campaign heated up again Sunday as the country's main opposition leaders accused President Pervez Musharraf of trying to rig the vote two weeks from now.
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Counting began on Monday after an  election in Pakistan which was far less violent than feared,  although it could result in a parliament set on driving U.S.  ally President Pervez Musharraf from power.
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Groups fear that a vote amid persistent violence and a boycott by Sunnis would deprive the results of legitimacy.
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The stakes are high but enthusiasm appears low as Pakistanis face one of the most crucial elections in their history.
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Shuffling into a women's polling station beneath a flowing burka, Saima Zahoor says she hopes for divine protection from the wave of violence that has marred Pakistan's elections.
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The assassination of Benazir Bhutto yesterday sent waves of shock and sorrow through members of the Washington region's Pakistani community, many of whom predicted that the attack would trigger violence that could derail upcoming elections and the nation's fragile move toward democracy.
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan  - Pakistani voters are expected to succeed where President Pervez Musharraf has failed, pushing back the Islamist tide and throwing out of power political clerics governing Pakistan's violent northwest.
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Pakistanis began to vote in parliamentary elections on Monday amid anxiety over further political turmoil and violence.
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Vote-counting began in Pakistan Monday after voters defied bombings and shootings to cast their ballots in elections that will decide the political fate of key US ally President Pervez Musharraf.
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Pakistanis fearful of militant attacks voted Monday for a new parliament in a key step toward democracy after eight years of military rule under President Pervez Musharraf, whose political survival hangs in the balance.
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Comment is free: Kamila Shamsie in Karachi: Pakistan's electoral process has been stifled by suicide bombings and the shadow of Musharraf
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Traditional military allies question Pakistan president's abilities on eve of election.