Pakistanis head to the polls Saturday, marking the first handover from one civilian government to another in the country's history.
Pakistan Prepares for Elections
![Paramilitary soldiers stand guard along a road outside of the district city court in Karachi, Pakistan, May 10, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/90BF733D-E140-45EF-B6D4-1DE76DAE3BC1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Paramilitary soldiers stand guard along a road outside of the district city court in Karachi, Pakistan, May 10, 2013.
![Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif addresses his supporters during an election campaign rally, in Lahore, Pakistan, May 9, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/36DB8025-83EA-4C05-BAF8-6B2D0C3E2280_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif addresses his supporters during an election campaign rally, in Lahore, Pakistan, May 9, 2013.
![Supporters of Pakistan's People's party chant slogans during a rally in Karachi, Pakistan, May 9, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/954DD3A3-922B-4C54-BC31-29B6D151FCD4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Supporters of Pakistan's People's party chant slogans during a rally in Karachi, Pakistan, May 9, 2013.
![A vendor talks to a customer as others chat at a stall next to posters of various candidates for the upcoming election pasted on a wall in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, May 8, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/A8AE0A90-1CD3-4515-BFE5-9A7EF55004D5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A vendor talks to a customer as others chat at a stall next to posters of various candidates for the upcoming election pasted on a wall in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, May 8, 2013.