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)
A Pakistani boy cries next to the site of a bomb blast outside a polling station in Peshawar, Pakistan, Saturday, May 11, 2013. In the northwestern city of Peshawar a bomb exploded outside a polling station, killing at least one person and wounding 10 others, said police officer Mukhtiar Khan. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
A Pakistani woman casts her ballot at a polling station on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, May 11, 2013. Pakistanis streamed to the polls Saturday to vote in a historic election pitting a cricket star-turned-politician against an unpopular incumbent and a two-time prime minister, but twin bombings killing nine people and wounding dozens underlined the dangers voters face. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, center, casts his vote at a polling station during the country's parliamentary election 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/Anjum Naveed)
A Pakistani election officer gets thumb impression of a voter on a ballot in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on 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 over a dozen people and wounded dozens more underlined the risks many people took just casting their ballots. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)
A Pakistani paramilitary soldier checks voters before they enter a polling station to cast their ballots, 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 bombings that killed at least ten people and wounded dozens more underlined the risks many people took just casting their ballots. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
Posted: Saturday, May 11, 2013 9:45 am | Updated: 2:13 pm, Sun May 12, 2013.
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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