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Even before the ballot Monday, the State Department has predicted some rigging was expected in the election process to be supervised by a commission that lacked neutrality and independence.
Human Rights Watch, a US group, claimed Thursday it had obtained an audio recording in which PakistanÂs Attorney General Malik Qayyum stated that the elections will be "massively rigged."
The popular Pakistan People's Party of assassinated ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has threatened mass agitation if fraud denies it victory.
On the other hand, Musharraf, a top US "war on terror" ally, vowed to crush any opposition protests against result of the poll he pledged would be free and fair.