1.  List the political parties mentioned in the article.  Include the number of Assembly seats won by each, the head of the party, and any information you learn about each party.

2.  How did Islamist parties sympathetic to al Qaeda and the Taliban do in the election (National Assembly and the northern Provincial Assembly)?

3.  Asif Ali Zardari, head of the party that won the most seats, said he would attempt to form a "government of consensus."  What condition did Mr. Zardari set for other parties joining his PPP-led coalition?

4.  With which two parties will Mr. Zardari attempt to form a coalition?

5.  How did the U.S. government react to Pakistan's election results?

6.  How did the head of PML-Q, which supported President Musharraf for the past five years, react to their defeat?