Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's opponents headed for election victory on Tuesday after voters rejected his former ruling party. Counting is on in Pakistan, where elections for its national and provincial assemblies were held on Monday.
No party is expected to win a majority in the 342-seat National Assembly but the opposition parties of assassinated former prime minister Benazir Bhutto (PPP) and another former prime minister, Nawaz Sharif (PML-N), were set to be the biggest.
Early trends in Pakistan’s vote-count show that so far there is no clear winner, though former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's party appears to have taken a narrow lead, according to preliminary results.
While the Election Commission is yet to officially announce the turnout or any of the results, the initial trends do not augur well for Musharraf.
What has, however, emerged is that the ruling PML-Q, which backs Musharraf, seems to be the clear loser.
Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has been expected to reap a sympathy vote and was doing well, partial results showed.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Pakistan Election- Benazir's PPP and Sharif's PML-N are in Lead
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