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About 106 million voters are expected to vote today. campaign was shaken by attacks, which killed 180 people, and allegations of military interference
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The man laments the death of a loved one during a suicide bombing during elections in the city of Quetta in Pakistan – 25/07/2018 (Naseer Ahmed) [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] / Reuters] [19659004] in Pakistan, killed 31 Wednesday and injured 20 others wounded (EI) near an electoral section of . The IE has badumed responsibility for the attack, which further increases the tension on this day of general elections in the country. Quetta is one of the bastions of Taliban ally in the country of IE
Quetta police spokesman, Muhammed Ramzan, reported that one "Bomber blew up the explosives during the pbadage of a police pickup in front of an electoral college." Quetta is located in the troubled province of Baluchistan. Among the dead were voters and at least three policemen
The main election candidates, Shahbaz Sharif, leader of the Muslim League of Pakistan (PML-n), and former Pakistani cricketer Imran Khan of Pakistan Tehrik-e
In a message on his official Twitter account, Khan condemned "the terrorist attack on Quetta committed by Pakistani foes seeking to change the democratic process" and expressed his wish that the Pakistanis reach "Overcoming Terrorism."
"I am sorry for the martyrdom of the innocent, including the police, at the time they exercised their democratic franchise," wrote Sharif, also using Twitter
. opened in Pakistan today for tense and unpredictable parliamentary elections. During the campaign, there were several attacks, causing 180 deaths, as well as allegations of military interference in the process.
About 106 million voters are expected to vote with 207 million residents to elect their deputies. the next five years. Of the voters, more than 19 million will vote for the first time and are considered decisive in this election.
The winning acronym will be called to form the new federal government. This election is the second democratic transition from one civilian government to another in a country whose history is marked by military coups and badbadinations of politicians. But it is also considered "the most dirty election", because of concordat charges by the armed forces, which may benefit Khan.
More than 85,000 polling stations opened at 0300 GMT and closed at 13:00 GMT (10:00 in Brasilia). The first results should start broadcasting Wednesday night. About 80,000 police and military are stationed in polling stations across the country facing new attacks.
In addition to the bombing in Qetta, a policeman was killed by the explosion of a grenade in an electoral college of Khuzdar district, also in Baluchistan. A Khan party activist was killed and three others were injured during a shootout with supporters of his opponent, the ANP, according to police.
(With AFP and EFE)
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