Michael hosts a round-up of
today's coverage, which includes an update from Reza
Sayeh and a broadband interview with Jennifer Eccleston
in Karachi.
(And this would have aired in the US if we weren't
sentenced to 24/7 political coverage here...)
Length: 7:19
The polls have just closed,
although results are not expected for several hours.
Michael recaps the events of the day -- not as much
violence as had been expected/feared, but several deaths
did occur.
Length: 1:19

Michael reports from
Islamabad during the final hours of voting. Not a lot of
violence -- certainly less than most people expected --
but as Michael says, if the fix is in, it was in long
before today. And the mere expectation of that may
trigger violent reaction as the results are announced
hours or days from now.
(It's a pretty windy day there, they had to change mics
between feeds.)
[Note: there was a major
technical glitch on my recording of the first clip, which
I spent hours trying to fix before realizing the
transfer/conversion failed in the same spot each time, no
matter what I did... so I finally just bypassed it, which
means the clips starts sort of mid-sentence as Kiran
Chetry sets up the interview. All you're missing is about
five more seconds of Musharraf casting his
ballot.]
Length: 2:27 / 3:23
Michael makes a brief
appearance from a polling place in Rawalpindi as
elections are underway in Pakistan.
Length: 0:54
The special, in three parts.
The first has a recap of recent political events in
Pakistan and includes a piece from Jennifer Eccleston. In
the second, Michael interviews a Pakistani journalist and
a politician regarding whether the elections can be "free
and fair." And the final segment highlights why this
election is so important for the rest of the world, with
background from and interview with Peter Bergen.
Length: 9:17 / 8:50 / 6:49
Michael appeared on the
International version of Your World Today this morning,
to discuss Monday's election.
Length: 4:19
The promo running on
CNN/International for this weekend's special -- which
Michael is hosting -- about the Pakistan elections.
Length: 0:14