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Pakistan Opposition Ahead in Unofficial Results

by Philip Reeves, NPR
February 18, 2008

A long-awaited parliamentary election took place Monday in Pakistan. Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party was expected to do well. Early unofficial results confirmed that expectation, with the opposition making a strong showing. President Musharraf vowed the election would be free and fair.

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