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Pakistani Opposition Claims Win

Leading Musharraf party members lose in early returns

By Neal Colgrass,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 18, 2008 7:55 PM CST
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(Newser) – Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf was trounced in a national election today as opposition leaders declared victory against militant rule and the Bush administration, the New York Times reports. An unofficial tally projected victory and 110 seats for the Pakistan People's Party, and 100 seats for Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-N party. Musharraf's party is projected to win 20 or 30 seats in the 272-seat national assembly.

While opposition supporters partied in the streets, Musharraf's allies also claimed victory, the BBC reports. Most official numbers will not be declared until tomorrow. About 10 people died and some 70 were wounded in clashes across Pakistan, and one candidate was shot in Lahore last night. But Pakistan's election commission called the ballot free and fair.

Supporters from Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's party celebrate the primary unofficial results for Pakistan's general elections in the street of Lahore, Pakistan, on Monday, Feb. 18, 2008. Pakistanis voted Monday for a new parliament in elections shadowed by fears of violence and questions about the political survival of...
Supporters from Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's party celebrate the primary unofficial results for Pakistan's general elections in the street of Lahore, Pakistan, on Monday, Feb. 18, 2008....   (Associated Press)
Supporters of the party of Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif celebrate the unofficial results for Pakistan's general elections in the street of Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Monday, Feb. 18, 2008. Pakistanis voted Monday for a new parliament in elections shadowed by fears of violence and questions about the political survival...
Supporters of the party of Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif celebrate the unofficial results for Pakistan's general elections in the street of Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Monday, Feb. 18, 2008....   (Associated Press)
A Pakistani woman, shows her inked thumb to an election worker at a polling station in the village of Sabu Rahu, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 18, 2008. Pakistanis voted Monday for a new parliament in an election shadowed by fears of violence and questions about the political survival of President Pervez...
A Pakistani woman, shows her inked thumb to an election worker at a polling station in the village of Sabu Rahu, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 18, 2008. Pakistanis voted Monday for a new parliament in an election...   (Associated Press)
Supporters of the party of Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif celebrate the unofficial results for Pakistan's general elections in the street of Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Monday, Feb. 18, 2008. Pakistanis voted Monday for a new parliament in elections shadowed by fears of violence and questions about the political survival...
Supporters of the party of Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif celebrate the unofficial results for Pakistan's general elections in the street of Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Monday, Feb. 18, 2008....   (Associated Press)
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, left, greets US senator Joseph Biden, D-Del., appon arrival at his resident in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 18, 2008. Vote counting got under way Monday after a lackluster turnout in Pakistan's parliamentary elections, which passed off relatively peacefully despite fears of sabotage by Islamic...
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, left, greets US senator Joseph Biden, D-Del., appon arrival at his resident in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 18, 2008. Vote counting got under way Monday...   (Associated Press)
An injured Pakistani Muslim League party member arrives at hospital after crash with rival party outside a poling station in Multan, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 18, 2008. Voters will choose 272 members of the National Assembly, or lower house of parliament, for a five-year term. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
An injured Pakistani Muslim League party member arrives at hospital after crash with rival party outside a poling station in Multan, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 18, 2008. Voters will choose 272 members of...   (Associated Press)
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