The polls have closed. Here it goes....

Outbreaks of sporadic violence were reported across Pakistan on Monday as polls closed and election officials began tallying votes in the country's first parliamentary elections in five years.

The mood across Pakistan was one of apprehension as voters headed to the polls Monday morning. Local media here reported dozens of bomb attacks and violent clashes across the country. A final counting of the votes is several days away.

Early indicators pointed to thin support at the polls for the ruling party of President Pervez Musharraf in several key urban hubs. Reports from around the country also suggested that security concerns could result in low voter turnout, particularly in urban areas, for the long awaited elections to Pakistan's 342-seat National Assembly.'

I wonder what will happen if by some wild chance, Musharraf loses. Not that he's trying to fix it or anything. Or that he blamed Bhutto for her own death.

Or that Bill O'Reilly gave him one more chance to get it right. Or that Bush said he was a man of his word. Or that Pervez declared emergency rule and suspended the country’s constitution while sacking supreme court justices. Naw, it'll go very smoothly I'm sure.