In an interview with the Monitor, Karzai spokesman Waheed Omer claims that in order for a runoff to be triggered, some 1.5 million out of 5.6 million votes would need to akoya pearl pendant be declared fraudulent and thrown out.

"If 25 or 26 percent of the votes were fraudulent than this election has no legitimacy," says Mr. Omer. "We think the process will not result in that unless there is a political decision, in which case obviously we will react to wholesale pearl jewelry it politically."

Omer also seemed to hint that the campaign may attack the Achilles heel of a possible runoff: a very low expected turnout.

"If there is a second round based on a political deal between anyone, then obviously the people have the right to say, 'You didn't take our vote seriously the first time, why should we vote a second time?' " says Omer.

He also emphatically ruled out the possibility of loose pearls a much-rumored national unity government with Dr. Abdullah that some hope could obviate the need for a runoff. "Quote me, this is unconstitutional."

Kabul, Afghanistan - Visits to Afghanistan's two presidential contenders have left high-level foreign officials concerned that whatever the final tally, one side or freshwater pearl necklace the other won't accept it.

"For the moment we are worried ... because it seems that not everybody is ready to accept the results," said French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner in Kabul. "They must accept the results."

Nearly two months after voting, Afghanistan still awaits a final tally as an international team resolves thousands of cases of election irregularities. Those decisions are expected to subtract votes from President Hamid Karzai's preliminary lead of wish pearl jewelry 54.6 percent. If his final total slips below a majority, he faces a second election versus his chief rival Abdullah Abdullah.

Mr. Karzai's camp is now threatening to call into question the legitimacy of the whole election if it goes into a runoff. But if the final tally shows that Karzai wins outright, Dr. Abdullah's supporters have threatened to protest in the north. To avoid increased violence – or a complete political stalemate – backroom discussions for a power-sharing government are reportedly taking place. So far, there is no agreement on any such arrangement as inflatable castles the nation awaits final results that could come as soon as Monday.

The army will also be hoping to wrap-up the offensive before the onset of winter hampers troops and makes life unbearable for refugees fleeing the area. More than 100,000 residents have so far fled the fighting, Col. Basim Shahid of the Army support group told the media. A spokesperson for the United Nations told Express 24/7 that 21,000 refugees had been registered in wish pearl jewelry the last five days alone.

A long, drawn out confrontation punctuated by ongoing terror attacks in major cities may also start to sap public opinion and lead to calls for a renewed cease-fire, according to some analysts.

Ayesha Siddiqa, author of "Military Inc.: Inside Pakistan's Military Economy" says that even if the military is eventually successful in its battle in the tribal regions, Pakistan will not be able to quell the threat of homegrown terrorism until it tackles the problem of militancy in southern Punjab. Militants from this region have long been trained by Pakistan's security forces to wage war in Kashmir but have in recent years developed deep links with Al Qaeda and the shell pearl jewelry Taliban. They are still able to carry out their activities with relatively little scrutiny, she says.

Qadir, however, has a different view: "Southern Punjab is the hotbed of religious extremism. They provide fresh blood for the cultured pearl jewelry terrorists but the training for terrorists is in South Waziristan. There are no training facilities in Bahawalpur [a town in southern Punjab]."

The Army will be familiar with the terrain having conducted operations in South Waziristan in 2004, 2005 and 2008, only to later retreat or negotiate peace deals with the cultured freshwater pearl enemy.

However, unlike in those years, the Army will benefit from the backing of the public and soldiers no longer feel they are fighting a war that is not theirs, says Qadir. "In earlier incursions, you had an instance where 208 soldiers surrendered to inflatable slides only a handful of militants. It was a moral revolt – they felt it was [former military ruler] Musharraf's war," he says.

The military will also benefit from air cover, greater numbers, assistance from the United States in terms of night-vision equipment, and the fact it has managed to keep onboard other powerful militant commanders in the region, including Maulvi Nazir in South Waziristan and Hafiz Gul Bahadur in North Waziristan, who have pledged to remain neutral, says Dr. Rifaat Hussain, a security analyst at the Quaid-e-Azam university.

Still, their word cannot be entirely relied on freshwater pearl jewelry given the fickle nature of militants loyalties. The enemy will be well dug in, on its home turf, and will benefit from a "short-supply line" from neighboring Afghanistan, adds Dr. Hussain.

According to Express 24/7, a private news channel, the military is closing in on the town of Makeen, a militant stronghold in South Waziristan, from three directions:  Razmak to the north, Shakai to the southwest, and Jandola to the southeast. The area is freshwater perl jewelry also being bombed according to reports.

The Army claims to have destroyed six anti-aircraft gun positions and numerous hideouts, though these claims have not been independently verified.

Two divisions, totaling 28,000 troops are engaged in the pearl jewelry sets battle, while estimates of enemy numbers vary. There are thought to be between 10,000-20,000 Mehsud tribesmen behind their leader Hakimullah Mehsud, who is also chief of the Pakistani Taliban. In addition, there are believed to be a core of foreign fighters, predominantly Uzbek, who number in the hundreds and are crucial in giving Hakimullah an edge, according to Qadir, the analyst.

"They are basically out-sourced Al Qaeda fighters, they are dedicated and fierce and allow Hakimullah to stamp his authority," he akoya pearl bracelet says.