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Highlights | Pakistan Election 2024: Counting Of Votes Underway Amid Rigging Concerns
The government had cut off mobile and internet services to prevent terror attacks. The voting began at 8.00 AM and went on till 5.00 PM without any break.
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New Delhi: Pakistan wrapped up its general election on Thursday, amid reports of violence and connectivity problems. The government had cut off mobile and internet services to prevent terror attacks. The voting began at 8.00 AM and went on till 5.00 PM without any break. A public holiday was announced to let 128,585,760 registered voters exercise their franchise.
The people who were inside the polling stations at the end of the voting time were allowed to cast their votes. Some polling stations faced delays in the voting process and a terror attack killed four policemen on election duty.
The votes would be counted in front of the agents of different candidates and the results would be announced by the presiding officers. The returning officers would compile the final results of the constituencies.
The results are expected to start coming in before midnight and most of them would be known by the morning. The first result is likely to come after 6.30 pm.
The political parties were unhappy with the disruption of cellular and internet services during the polls and questioned the fairness of the election. About 650,000 security personnel were deployed across the country.
Nawaz Sharif's PML-N is predicted to be the largest party in the election, as former prime minister Imran Khan is in jail. Khan's PTI candidates are running as independents, as the Supreme Court denied his party its cricket 'bat' symbol.
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