1/11Paramilitary soldiers stand guard along a road outside of the district city court in Karachi, Pakistan, May 10, 2013.
Pakistanis head to the polls Saturday, marking the first handover from one civilian government to another in the country's history.
2/11Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif addresses his supporters during an election campaign rally, in Lahore, Pakistan, May 9, 2013.
Pakistanis head to the polls Saturday, marking the first handover from one civilian government to another in the country's history.
3/11Supporters of Pakistan's People's party chant slogans during a rally in Karachi, Pakistan, May 9, 2013.
Pakistanis head to the polls Saturday, marking the first handover from one civilian government to another in the country's history.
4/11A 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.
Pakistanis head to the polls Saturday, marking the first handover from one civilian government to another in the country's history.
5/11Supporters of Pakistan Muslim League, headed by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, whose election symbol is a lion, rally in Islamabad, May 8, 2013.
Pakistanis head to the polls Saturday, marking the first handover from one civilian government to another in the country's history.
6/11Supporters 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.
Pakistanis head to the polls Saturday, marking the first handover from one civilian government to another in the country's history.
7/11Christian 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.
Pakistanis head to the polls Saturday, marking the first handover from one civilian government to another in the country's history.
8/11Election workers prepare ballot boxes at an election commission office in Quetta, Pakistan, May 8, 2013.
Pakistanis head to the polls Saturday, marking the first handover from one civilian government to another in the country's history.
9/11Officials from the Election Commission of Pakistan prepare sacks of stationery materials, before they are transported to polling offices, in the premises of the district city court in Karachi, May 8, 2013.
Pakistanis head to the polls Saturday, marking the first handover from one civilian government to another in the country's history.
10/11Supporters of Pakistan's religious political party Jamaat-e-Islami hang campaign banners in the Jalozai camp in Peshawar, Pakistan, May 8, 2013.
Pakistanis head to the polls Saturday, marking the first handover from one civilian government to another in the country's history.
11/11A rickshaw is decorated with campaign posters for candidates in the upcoming election in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, May 8, 2013.
Pakistanis head to the polls Saturday, marking the first handover from one civilian government to another in the country's history.
