ISLAMABAD: The day has arrived which will decide who is going to be the next prime minister of Pakistan, the nuclear state of South Asia.
Long queues were seen outside polling stations across the country just after dawn, showing interest of people particularly youth and women in casting vote.
You will be seeing live updates on this post, so keep refreshing the page for continuous information about polling, candidates and results from TNT Election Cell.
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LIVE UPDATE (PKT)
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Pakistan’s Province of Punjab Updates:
(18:20): Polling time is over around Pakistan except 7 constituencies of Karachi.
Now we are winding up the live updates and will join you with Pakistan’s Election Results.
Thank you for joining us.
(TNT Election Cell)
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(16:59): ECP has announced to extend polling time for one hour around Pakistan to facilitate the people who wants to cast their votes.
(16:50): ECP has announced to extend polling time in 7 constituencies of Karachi. According to notification, polling process will be continued till 8pm.
(14:28): Polling stopped in Sanda Kalan area of Lahore, army called.
(14:19): Chief Minister Punjab takes notice against Mian Channu and Renala Khurd firing incidents.
Pakistan’s Province of Sindh Updates:
(18:20): Polling time is over around Pakistan except 7 constituencies of Karachi.
(17:40): People facing difficulties who are standing in long queues outside the polling station situated in Falconhouse Grammer School within the premises of NA-253 constituency of Karachi, but the gates are closed for unknown reasons.
The sources added that the polling process was started on 12 noon.
(17:10): Muttahida Qaumi Movement has demanded re-election on NA-250 of Karachi.
(16:29): Four political parties has announced electoral boycott in Karachi include Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), Sunni Ittehad Council, Mohajir Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Jamiat Ulema Pakistan (JUP).
(15:20): Asghar Abbas Zaidi, candidate of Majlis-e Wahdat-e Muslimeen from NA-253 has been kidnapped by unknown persons in Karachi.
(14: 58): Polling process has been suspended in Nawabshah district as two women arrested. Currently, several women are taking part in protest outside the polling stations.
(14:43): Firing incident within premises of NA-253, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Karachi, tension raised up in the area.
(14:25): MQM’s leader Dr. Farooq Sattar alleged that polling agents of his party were expelled forcibly from NA-249 in Lyari area of Karachi.
(14:21): Chief Election Commissioner showed reservations over security situations in Karachi, contacted DG Ranger and Core Commander.
(14:04): Bomb blast at Qasba Colony Karachi, the blast occurred in a bus, at least 6 injured in the incident.
(13:49): Blast at Peer Abad Mianwali Colony, 6 injured.
(13:37): Jamaat-e-Islami calls strike in Karachi and Hyderabad on Monday.
(13:37): Jamaat-e-Islami announces to boycott from general election 2013 in Karachi and Hyderabad. The decision was announced by Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi Muhammad Hussain Mehnti from Idara Noor e Haq while the party’s chief Syed Munawar Hasan is also present.
(13:04): Women polling stopped at Oxford School, situated in Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi.
(09:35): Unknown persons interrupted the polling process in NA-256 (Pehelwan Goth area), took out ballot boxes with them.
(13:41): Grenade thrown by miscreants in Baldia Town.
Pakistan’s Province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Updates:
(18:20): Polling time is over around Pakistan except 7 constituencies of Karachi.
Father, daughter killed by firing incident on Motor Interchange of Charsadda district, security sources.
Pakistan’s Province of Balochistan Updates:
(18:20): Polling time is over around Pakistan except 7 constituencies of Karachi.
(15:39): Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Nazaryati) has announced boycott from election from all seats.
(15:09): President Jamhoori Watan Party Talal Bugti has announced to boycott from all seats.
(13:56): 2 persons injured in a fight between two groups within premises of PB-148 of Naseerabad, Balochistan.
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