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ISLAMABAD – Latest news on the Pakistani elections (all local times):
13:50
Pakistan's opposition leader Imran Khan, who aspires to become the country's next prime minister, voted near his suburban home in the capital, Islamabad.
Khan voted in elections in Pakistan where the nation elects a new National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, and four provincial bademblies on Wednesday
. in front of a crowded polling station in the southwestern city of Quetta, 25 people were killed and 40 wounded.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, son of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, also voted in his hometown, Larkana.
Khan, who heads Tehrik-e-Insaf, or the Justice Party, is likely to do well in the elections. He arrived at the polling station to greet the fans who sprayed his vehicle with rose petals.
After voting, Khan called on Pakistanis to come in large numbers and vote wisely "to save future generations."
Zaradri, who currently heads the Pakistani People's Party of his mother, condemned the attack on Quetta
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11:45
A Pakistani hospital official said that an explosion had occurred in Quetta. killed 25 people and wounded 40. Jaffer Kakar, a doctor, says five policemen and two children are among the dead. He fears that the number of dead can not increase because many injured are in critical condition.
Wednesday's attack comes as Pakistanis vote in general elections for 270 members of the National Assembly, or 577 seats in the Legislative Assembly.
Abdur Razzaq Cheema, police chief in Quetta, capital of Balochistan province, claims that the explosion took place near the city's eastern ring road
. saw the most deadly suicide attack before polling day, with 149 people, including a candidate at the provincial badembly, killed during a campaign this month.
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10:40 am
Pakistani police say Shooting between supporters of two opposing political parties killed one person and wounded two people in a village near the town of Sawabi, northwest of country.
This is the first time on election day in Pakistan. More than 170 people – including three election candidates – were killed in suicide bombings in southwestern Baluchistan and the northwestern provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khalid Hamdani, a police officer, said that Awami secular national party, which has often been targeted by the Taliban, and the Tehrik-e-Insaf led by former cricket star Imran Khan, a center-right party.
Hamdani says the situation is now under control and voting is underway in the village of Col Sher Khan
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10:15 am
An uncompromising Pakistani cleric who heads an alliance of religious parties and the speaker of the country's parliament voted in the current general elections
Maulana Fazlur Rehman voted in the city of Dera Ismail Khan, in the north-west of the country, shortly after the opening of polling stations on Wednesday [19659005]. His Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal is a pot. Threatens opposition to opposition leader, former member of the Imran Khan cricket team, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, northwest of the country. Khan's party ruled the province for the past five years
Rehman appealed to citizens after voting to vote with full sense of responsibility that competent hands could take in the country.
Ayaz Sadiq, Speaker of the National Assembly, voted in the eastern city of Lahore.
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8:40
Pakistan Muslim League leader Shahbaz Sharif voted in the eastern city of Lahore soon after the opening of the national elections.
Sharif, the younger brother of former disgraced Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, took control of the Muslim League of Pakistan last year after his brother was convicted of bribery. The ex-prime minister has since been sentenced to 10 years in prison, which he is serving by appealing the sentence.
The young Sharif waited his turn to enter the polling station. In Pakistan, a candidate may run for multi-seat elections. If the candidate wins more than one seat, a by-election will be held because a person can only represent one constituency.
Sharif marked his ballot for the provincial and Punjab provincial parliaments and challenges the elections in four seats in the National Assembly. Pakistanis began voting in a third consecutive election to end a campaign tainted by numerous allegations of manipulation that, according to the local and international rights group, are jeopardizing the country's wobbly transition to democracy.
There are 85,307 polling stations across Pakistan and more than 11,000 candidates are running for 270 seats in parliament and 570 seats in four provincial bademblies. Voting for two seats in Parliament and six seats in provincial bademblies has been postponed to a later date, due to attacks on candidates or disqualifications. A candidate for the provincial badembly of Sindh was unopposed and has already obtained this seat
According to Pakistani law, separate seats are reserved for women and non-Muslim minorities, who represent 4% of the population.
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