Pakistan Elections 2024 LIVE: Former PM Imran Khan, other prominent leaders cast votes from Adiala Jail by postal ballot
Pakistan Elections 2024 LIVE: Former PM Imran Khan, other prominent leaders cast votes from Adiala Jail by postal ballot
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'Beginning Of Election Day Rigging', states PPP Leader Mustafa Nawaz after mobile services suspension
PPP Leader and independent candidate Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar commented on the suspension of mobile phone services on polling day and called it "the beginning of election day rigging."
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Pakistan HRC expresses concern over govt decision to shut down mobile service, internet
The government's proposal to discontinue internet and mobile service in a number of cities has alarmed Pakistan’s Human Rights Council.
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'Pakistan general elections predictable, rigged,' says Former High Commissioner Ajay Bisaria
Former High Commissioner of India To Pakistan, Ajay Bisaria believes that the elections are rigged and the outcome predictable.
"From all accounts, these elections on 8th February are not just the most predictable, but also the most rigged, because it's clear for everyone in Pakistan if you see the commentary that is coming from within the country, that the election results are clear, the army in various ways is doing pre-election engineering, it will probably do some election engineering and post-election engineering to get a government that it wants in place. It is said that it will possibly be a selection of Nawaz Sharif and his PMLN party, I think that is a widespread expectation, and that's fairly accurate" Bisaria said.
10:49 (IST)
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Asad Umar tells Pakistanis to use their ‘power’ and vote
کسی جمہوری ملک میں ایک شہری کے پاس سب سے بڑا اختیار اس کے ووٹ کی طاقت ہے۔ ہمارے نظام میں یہ اختیار پانچ سال میں صرف ایک دن ملتا ہے۔ اس لئے آج خاص دن ہے۔ اپنی طاقت کا استعمال کریں۔ اپنے ضمیر اور سوچ کے مطابق ووٹ ڈالیں ۔— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) February 8, 2024
10:41 (IST)
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Many Pakistanis make a perilous journey to vote
The general election in Pakistan is taking place against the backdrop of increased worries over security and a revival of violence by Islamist militants, especially the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
At least 26 people were slain in two bombings targeting political party headquarters in the southwest region of Balochistan on Wednesday, as ethnic militants there have increased their assaults.
According to data from the Pak Institute for Peace Studies, since polls were declared in November, there have been over eighteen attacks across Pakistan on political leaders and workers, with 10 of those incidents occurring in KP alone.
Voters travelling to cast their ballots do not have any extra security, even though law enforcement has tightened security measures for polling places.
The TTP militants say they do not believe in democracy and are fighting to impose a system in line with their version of Islamic teachings.
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1 policeman killed in firing on polling station in Pakistan's Tank region
According to Reuters, one policeman was allegedly killed in firing on a polling station in Pakistan's Tank region.
10:32 (IST)
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Nawaz Sharif to be PM candidate if PML-N voted to power, says Shehbaz Sharif
Nawaz Sharif would be PML-N’s prime ministerial candidate if the party gains a majority in parliament in the ongoing Pakistan elections 2024, his brother Shehbaz Sharif said.
As per several surveys conducted recently, the Nawaz Sharif-led party – Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) – is ahead of rivals including Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Bilawal Bhutto’s Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).
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Security concerns remain as polling starts
To guarantee that this election is peaceful, around 650,000 security personnel—including regular military troops and police paramilitary elements—have been deployed.
There are serious security issues. Due to security concerns, Pakistan has closed both its border with Iran and its border with Afghanistan at Torkham.
Mobile and internet services are both momentarily interrupted. There has been opposition to the idea that restricting internet and mobile access will damage the government's standing. The public desires free and fair elections.
10:22 (IST)
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Murtaza Solangi casts his vote in Islamabad
نگران وفاقی وزیر اطلاعات مرتضیٰ سولنگی نے حلقہ این اے 46 کے پولنگ اسٹیشن اسلام آباد ماڈل سکول ڈورہ میں سب سے پہلا ووٹ کاسٹ کیا
وفاقی وزیر اطلاعات صبح آٹھ بجے پولنگ شروع ہونے سے قبل پولنگ اسٹیشن پہنچے اور سب سے پہلا ووٹ کاسٹ کیا@murtazasolangi #Elections2024Pakistan pic.twitter.com/DQlqbvCPuR— PTV News (@PTVNewsOfficial) February 8, 2024
10:20 (IST)
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Aseefa Bhutto casts her vote, urges people to do same
ووٹ ایک قومی فریضہ ہے، جسے میں نے تیر کے نشان پر مہر لگا کر ادا کردیا ہے! آئیے آپ بھی اس فرض کی ادائیگی کرتے ہوئے تیر کے نشان پر مہر لگائیں اور اپنے ووٹ کی طاقت سے بلاول بھٹو زرداری کو اس ملک کا وزیراعظم بنائیں۔#MeraVoteTeerKo#چنو_نئی_سوچ_کو pic.twitter.com/EeziVozH2a— Aseefa B Zardari (@AseefaBZ) February 8, 2024
10:06 (IST)
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Shutting down internet, mobile services is decision of law and order agencies: CEC Raja
Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja has said that he hoped that the election process will be “free and fair” and will conclude safely. He stressed that shutting down or allowing internet and mobile services was beyond the ECP’s mandate.
He further said that the ECP did not give any instructions to the interior ministry regarding internet services. “This is the decision of the law and order agencies. We can only give our recommendations,” he said.
09:58 (IST)
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PTA’s ‘flip-flop’ on blocking internet services an ‘infuriating betrayal’
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority's flip-flop on internet services during election day is an infuriating betrayal. Shutting down phone service is a deliberate suppression of citizens' rights and a mockery of democracy. #PakistanUnderFascism pic.twitter.com/8OEK3bWsZd— PTI (@PTIofficial) February 8, 2024
09:57 (IST)
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Suspension of mobile phone services ‘ominous’ start to election day, says analyst Michael Kugelman
Pakistan has suspended mobile phone services nationwide, citing security concerns. This is an ominous start to election day.
The move violates multiple high court rulings since 2018.
Security concerns were greater in 2018 and 2013, and I don't recall a move like this back then.— Michael Kugelman (@MichaelKugelman) February 8, 2024
09:56 (IST)
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People ‘robbed of access to information’ due to suspension of mobile services, says PTI’s Hammad Azhar
The suspension of mobile services across Pakistan on polling day is shameful. The ppl of Pakistan are robbed of communications and access to information. What does the regime seek to accomplish in this digital darkness? Mobile services and internet must be restored immediately.— Hammad Azhar (@Hammad_Azhar) February 8, 2024
09:53 (IST)
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Former PM Shehbaz Sharif casts vote in Lahore's NA-127 constituency
Shehbaz Sharif, the President of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, has cast his ballot at polling station 82 in Lahore's NA-127 constituency.
09:39 (IST)
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Former PM Imran Khan, other prominent leaders cast votes from Adiala Jail by postal ballot
Imran Khan and other well-known political personalities who are incarcerated reportedly used postal ballots to cast their votes, according to Dawn.com, a Pakistani news site.
Khan was one of the people who voted through the position, along with Shah Mahmood Qureshi, the former foreign minister, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, the former chief minister of Punjab state, and Fawad Chaudhry, the former communication minister.
09:34 (IST)
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More than 6,500 police personnel deployed across Swat: DPO
The polling process has begun across Swat with security placed at all sensitive polling stations, reports Dawn News’ Murad Ali Khan.
The first vote has been cast at the polling station in Haji Baba School, he reports from Swat’s NA-3. “In all constituencies of Swat, the polling process has started. Security has been placed in great numbers at all sensitive polling stations,” he said.
“In Swat, the polling process has begun in a peaceful atmosphere. This is a national cause, it is a big day for us. Security is made foolproof after a month of homework,” Swat District Police Officer Shafiullah Gandapur told Dawn News.
“We have deployed more than 6,500 police personnel, along with the support from FC North and the Pakistan army,” he added.
09:31 (IST)
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More than 17,000 candidates to contest elections in Pakistan
According to Dawn, more than 17,000 candidates are running in today's Pakistani elections.
266 candidates will be chosen by the electorate to serve in the Pakistan National Assembly, which will thereafter choose the next prime minister by majority vote.
In parallel, voters will choose delegates to each province assembly, who will thereafter choose provincial chief executives through a comparable procedure.
In the meantime, the passing of candidates has forced the postponement of elections in three provincial assembly constituencies and one national assembly constituency. PK-22 (Bajaur), PK-91 (Kohat), PP-266 (Rahim Yar Khan), and NA-8 (Bajaur) are among them. Every voter in every other location will cast two votes: one for each of the two assemblies.
09:29 (IST)
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Disruption in mobile internet in Pakistan with ‘high impact’ to Zong services: Netblocks
Internet monitor Netblocks has said that live network data shows a “disruption to mobile internet in Pakistan with high impact to second-largest operator Zong”.
The data corroborated widespread user reports of outages, it added.
⚠ Confirmed: Live network data show a disruption to mobile internet in #Pakistan with high impact to second-largest operator Zong, corroborating widespread user reports of outages; the incident comes as polls open on election day
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