Pakistani opposition supporters protest against alleged vote rigging

Supporters of Pakistani politician Imran Khan shout slogans during a protest against alleged vote rigging in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore on May 13, 2013. High turnout in Pakistan’s landmark election was a positive step for democracy even though the campaign was marred by violence and irregularities, a European Union observer mission said.

Supporters of Pakistani politician Imran Khan hold placards during a protest against alleged vote rigging in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore on May 13, 2013.

A supporter of Pakistani politician Imran Khan holds a placard during a protest against alleged vote rigging in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore on May 13, 2013. <Xinhua/Jamil Ahmed>

Pakistanis walk in a street decorated with election banners showing former prime minister and leader of Pakistan Muslim League-N, Nawaz Sharif, and other members of his party, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Monday, May 13, 2013. Nawaz Sharif, the Pakistani politician poised to become the country’s next prime minister said Monday that Islamabad has “good relations” with the United States, but called the CIA’s drone campaign in the country’s tribal region a challenge to national sovereignty. <AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen>