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Thursday, 10 October, 2002, 13:00 GMT 14:00 UK
In pictures: Pakistan elections
The people of Pakistan have voted in the first parliamentary elections in the country for five years.
Thursday's elections were the first since President Musharraf seized power in a coup three years ago
There were 65,000 polling stations across this widely diverse country
Authorities took extra security measures, but already at least two people have been killed
Turnout was light as the polling stations opened, but gradually gathered pace
More than 300 international observers were on hand, amid claims of voter manipulation
Voters were segregated and women voted in female-only booths
Few women are thought to have voted in conservative tribal areas, though, after elders warned them not to
Opinion polls indicate a close race between the pro-Musharraf PML-Q and Benazir Bhutto's PPP party
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