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
![Supporters of Pakistan Muslim League, headed by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, whose election symbol is a lion, rally in Islamabad, May 8, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/12F0EA16-2E07-41A8-B8A0-2500BBE8B793_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Supporters of Pakistan Muslim League, headed by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, whose election symbol is a lion, rally in Islamabad, May 8, 2013.
![Supporters of Tehreek-e-Insaf, headed by Pakistan's cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan, sit in a make-shift election office in the Jalozai camp in Peshawar, Pakistan, May 8, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/591B8A0C-D17A-4988-B1FB-CF081FC5002F_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Supporters of Tehreek-e-Insaf, headed by Pakistan's cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan, sit in a make-shift election office in the Jalozai camp in Peshawar, Pakistan, May 8, 2013.
![Christian supporters of Imran Khan, Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician and chairman of political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, hold placards as they light candles next to a portrait of Khan in Lahore, Pakistan, May 8, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/426A9115-9650-4AB5-861B-875C33729166_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Christian supporters of Imran Khan, Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician and chairman of political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, hold placards as they light candles next to a portrait of Khan in Lahore, Pakistan, May 8, 2013.
![Election workers prepare ballot boxes at an election commission office in Quetta, Pakistan, May 8, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1DCBE56B-41A6-4FC1-A00F-30BBA05DE162_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Election workers prepare ballot boxes at an election commission office in Quetta, Pakistan, May 8, 2013.