Dr. PERVEZA HOODBHOY (Physics Professor, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad): I'm Perveza Hoodbhoy, professor of physics at Quaid-i-Azam University in Islamabad.
His party's rise coincides with a slump for the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party, which pollsters now say barely commands 10% support, and the collapse of a rival in Punjab, the Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-i-Azam).