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Press upbeat on Pakistan election
Mar 5 2008, Vinod

Pakistani newspapers are cautiously optimistic about the outcome of Monday’s key elections in the country.

While hailing the polls as mostly fair and free of violence, they say President Pervez Musharraf and the political parties need to demonstrate...

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