Pakistanis go to the polls amid tension
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Pakistan's voters head to the polls amid tight security and tension
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Elections in Pakistan appeared set to be delayed by several weeks despite demands by the party of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto and other politicians that they take place as scheduled on Jan. 8
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There has been a big protest in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi against the rule of the country&#39;s president, Gen Pervez Musharraf.
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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 voting in parliamentary elections on Monday amid anxiety over further political turmoil and violence.
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Violence after the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto could threaten Pakistan's January 8 parliamentary elections. Protesters outraged by Bhutto's killing are burning election offices, according to media reports in Pakistan.
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Protesters in Pakistan are back on the streets calling for Musharraf to go.
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An attack in Lahore, the first since Bhutto's assassination, raises fresh worries about security for Feb. 18 elections.
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The day's violence underscored the rise in ethnic and sectarian tensions as the embattled nation heads toward elections in January.
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Pakistani electoral officials have decided "in principle" to delay a January 8 poll after Benazir Bhutto's killing last week sparked turmoil in the nuclear-armed country, but put off a final decision until Wednesday.
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Pakistan postpones its vote amid widespread violence following the Bhutto assassination. But the delay could just exacerbate tensions
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Terrorist attacks, civil upheaval and a parliamentary election today that will probably shape the battle against radical extremism have moved Pakistan to the hottest of front burners within the Bush administration.
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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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Pakistani electoral officials will  decide on Tuesday whether to go ahead with a January poll, with  expectations it would be delayed by up to two months after  Benazir Bhutto's assassination plunged the country into crisis.
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Pakistanis began voting Monday for a new parliament in elections shadowed by fears of violence and questions about the political survival of President Pervez Musharraf Â America's key ally in the war on terror.
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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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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.