Recent Headlines in the BBC |
| Opposition confident in Pakistan PPP supporters celebrate upon hearing preliminary results in Karachi, 18 February, 2008. The gunfire in Karachi on Monday night was celebratory Voting explained Opposition supporters are celebrating victory in Pakistan after an election intended to complete the transition from military to civilian rule. They are confident supporters of President Pervez Musharraf are heading for a heavy defeat. Early unofficial returns suggest some of the president's allies have lost their seats, but it is expected to be some time before a clear trend emerges. Polling was delayed after the killing of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto. On the streets of Karachi, young supporters of Ms Bhutto's PPP party celebrated late into the night, dancing and firing guns into the air, says the BBC's Jill McGivering. |