Pakistanis Celebrate after holding General Elections in Rawalpindi
PAKISTAN,RAWALPINDI : Supporters of former Pakistani prime minister and head of the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N), Nawaz Sharif, celebrate the victory of their party a day after general elections, in Rawalpindi Pakistan on May 12, 2013. UPI/Sajjad Ali Qureshi
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Lurking behind the good news from the Pakistan election is the threat of a geopolitical nightmare.
The 50 million people in Pakistan who voted Saturday cast votes in opposition of terrorism and intimidation, the British government said.
Nawaz Sharif was set Monday to lead Pakistan after his party seemed to have won the most seats in elections marking Pakistan's first democratic power transfer.
With former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) emerging as clear victors in Saturday's general elections, political observers and voters are predicting a new chapter in Pakistan's political history.
At least 24 people died in Pakistan as more than 60 percent of the country's population turned out to vote, the highest turnout in decades, officials said.
Tens of millions of Pakistani voters have re-elected a right-leaning former premier, resoundingly rejecting the outgoing party of late leader Benazir Bhutto and defying Taliban terror threats in historic elections.
Nawaz Sharif claimed a third term Saturday as Pakistan's prime minister as his PML-N party took a huge lead over its rivals, provisional results indicated.
At least seven transgender Pakistanis are contesting elections today after a landmark court order affirmed their right to participate in politics.
Pakistan goes to the polls to vote in a new government amid incidents of terrorism and complaints of rigging by some political parties.
A threatening pamphlet issued by extremists in southeastern Pakistan warning locals not to elect "infidels" and women has increased fears of election violence.
