More than 1.4 million staff are on duty for 90,675 polling stations. Out of these, more than 16 thousand polling stations were declared ultra-sensitive.
National and state elections in Pakistan today concluded amid suspension of mobile and internet services. Imprisoned Imran Khan exercised his right to vote through postal ballot.
Voting is currently being counted. As per the trends so far, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz were both leading in their respective seats in Lahore.
Asif Ali Zardari, former president and father of Bilawal Bhutto, was leading in Sindh. The counting of votes is expected to be completed by midnight and the full results may be announced early Friday.
Compared to the last 4 elections, this time Pakistan's election is the most expensive, this time around 1 thousand crore rupees are being spent.
More than 1.4 million staff are on duty for 90,675 polling stations. Out of these, more than 16 thousand polling stations were declared ultra-sensitive.
At gunpoint in Karachi, masked men ran from polling stations with 12 boxes of ballot papers. Meanwhile, 6 security forces were killed in bomb blasts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.