AP PHOTOS: Pakistanis defy dangers, go to polls
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?By The Associated PressAn elderly Pakistani woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Karachi, Pakistan, Saturday, May 11, 2013. Defying the danger of militant attacks, Pakistanis streamed to the polls Saturday for a historic vote pitting a former cricket star against a two-time prime minister and an unpopular incumbent. But attacks that killed and wounded dozens of people underlined the risks many people took just casting their ballots. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)
An elderly Pakistani woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Karachi, Pakistan, Saturday, May 11, 2013. Defying the danger of militant attacks, Pakistanis streamed to the polls Saturday for a historic vote pitting a former cricket star against a two-time prime minister and an unpopular incumbent. But attacks that killed and wounded dozens of people underlined the risks many people took just casting their ballots. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)
A Pakistani girl stands between women waiting to enter a polling station to cast their ballots, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Saturday, May 11, 2013. Defying the danger of militant attacks, Pakistanis streamed to the polls Saturday for a historic vote pitting a former cricket star against a two-time prime minister and an unpopular incumbent. But bombings that killed ten people and wounded dozens more underlined the risks many people took just casting their ballots. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
Pakistani voters line up outside a polling station waiting to enter and cast their ballots, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, May 11, 2013. Defying the danger of militant attacks, Pakistanis streamed to the polls Saturday for a historic vote pitting a former cricket star against a two-time prime minister and an unpopular incumbent. But bombings that killed several people and wounded dozens more underlined the risks many people took just casting their ballots. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
Pakistanis receive their ballot papers before at a polling station in Lahore, Pakistan, Saturday, May 11, 2013. Defying the danger of militant attacks, Pakistanis streamed to the polls Saturday for a historic vote pitting a former cricket star against a two-time prime minister and an unpopular incumbent. But attacks that killed and wounded dozens of people underlined the risks many people took just casting their ballots. (AP Photo/Rebecca Conway)
A Pakistani man, who was injured in a bomb blast outside a polling station, is rushed to a hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan, Saturday, May 11, 2013. A bomb exploded outside a polling station, killing at least one person and wounding 10 others, said police officer Mukhtiar Khan in Peshawar. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
Pakistanis streamed to the polls Saturday in a historic vote despite a series of violent attacks that has killed over 130 people in recent weeks.
It is the first time in the nation's history that an elected government is fulfilling its term and handing over power to another. Pakistan has seen three military coups.
Here are some images from regions across the nation on election day.
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