Islamabad (PTI): The official campaigning in Pakistan for Monday's polls may have ended midnight yesterday, but there's no stopping the beeping of text messages on mobile phones tipping the electorate against top parties.

A "dua" (prayer) for the peaceful holding of elections sums up the angst of the electorate: "Oh God keep 'book' in the library/Keep 'lion' in the jungle/Keep 'arrow' in the bow/Keep 'cycle' in the puncture shop/And, peace in Pakistan," goes a widely circulated SMS.

'Book', 'lion', 'arrow' and 'cycle' are symbols of the top political parties of the country.

The Pakistan Muslim League(Q) has been the prime target of most of these text messages. "Electricity closed, flour closed, gas and CNG closed, export closed....if you want to remain silent for the next five years do stamp your vote on 'cycle'".

'Cycle' is the symbol of the PML-Q which won the 2002 polls.

In the recent past Pakistan has faced an unprecedented shortage of flour, gas and fuel shortage. The unscheduled power cuts, even in the federal capital, run into many hours.

Within the PML-Q, former premier Chowdhry Shujaat Hussain, whose poor communication skills have been the subject of many a joke, seems to be everyone's "favourite".

"&&&&&& (That's Shujaat talking)/Did you understand what he said/ I too didn't get it/ But if you want to understand what he says/do vote for the 'cycle'," goes another SMS.

Another widely circulated text is on the fear of rigging in tomorrow's polls -- "Polling results of Adiala jail, Rawalpindi: Total votes = 8,250; PML-N = 8,016; PPP = 210; PML-Q = 34; Wait for the actual results after dhandhli (rigging)".