Elections in Pakistan 2018: All last updates | Pakistan News

Legislative and provincial elections in Pakistan, marked by violence, marked the end of the elections and the first results should begin at 19h (14h00 GMT).

Millions of Pakistanis The number of people killed at polling stations began at 8 am local time to elect the next government.

At least 29 people were killed in a suicide bombing in the city of Quetta, near a polling station. were deployed in 85,000 polling stations during the elections which will see the second civilian-civilian handover in the history of the country.

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PML-N to reject the count

• Shehbaz Sharif, the leader of the PML-N, announced that his party would reject the counting in general elections due to allegations of rigging.

The Muslim League of Pakistan (Nawaz) totally rejects the results of the general elections of 2018 because of overt and mbadive irregularities. Form 45 was not given to our agents, the results were stopped and the votes were counted in the absence of our poll agents. It's both unbearable and unacceptable!

– Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) July 25, 2018

• "Today, we thought that the elections would allow people to act of their own free will … but at the end of the poll, and after I think I have never seen anything as horrible as this in my political career, "Shehbaz told reporters in Lahore

• " Today, what happened, we take Pakistan 30 years in the past. "mandate, millions of people who voted throughout Pakistan, this mandate was disrespected and dishonorable."

• "We completely reject this result, completely." [19659012] While you wait …
  • The elections in Pakistan 2018 at a glance:

  The results will be in "soon"

  • The Secretary of the Electoral Commission of Pakistan, while "Attacking the delay, said the results will be shared as soon as they are known. "We want to give you accurate results and we will get them as soon as they are there," Babar Yaqoob said. journalists.
  • Pakistani television, state television, placed the PTI in the lead with 105 seats with the PML-N in front of 71 seats after partial results

  The election results will be transmitted by the fastest system and the most modern.
  According to the Electoral Commission, the Results Transmission System (RTS) is linked to 80,000 polling stations across the country. pic.twitter.com/2AYNmeAiFF

  – Government of Pakistan (@pid_gov) July 25, 2018

  Local Media Projections

  • The first screenings of four local television stations have placed the PTI at Imran Khan in advance, estimating that he would win between 94 and 102 of the 272 elected seats available.
  • However, these projections were based on only about 10-15 percent of the counted votes. The first official results have yet to be announced by the electoral commission.

  ITP supporters celebrate the end of general election elections. The local media, which project partial and unofficial results, quickly show the PTI [Muhammad Reza/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images]

  The pending waiting

  • While the nation waits for the official results of the Electoral Commission of Pakistan, there is no doubt about it. hope and optimism among Pakistanis what the future holds for historic elections

  Pakistan goes to the polls today for its third democratic election #election
  Yes, there is violence, corruption and extremism but every election is one step closer to the democracy and development that people deserve !!! # Election2018

  – AllahNazar Khan (@Allahnazar) July 25, 2018

  Today, it shows whether God gave the blessing to Pakistan on the day of the election. Surely, this election will establish the new Pakistan

  – Dr.Sirajul Haq (@DrSirajhaq) July 25, 2018

  And some outside Pakistan …

  Happy Election Pakistan, awful, handsome, crazy, old friend.
  Hoping that the people who count your votes count your vote. And you get the leader you believe in.
  Pakistan Zindabad!

  – Jemima Goldsmith (@Jemima_Khan) July 25, 2018

  Countdown in progress

  • Voting is in progress and unofficial results from various constituencies are announced by the local media. Visit our live scores page for all official results announced by the Pakistan Election Commission

  Election officials count ballots in Islamabad after polls close in general elections [Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters]

  Closing of polling stations vote

  The world has seen your love and respect for Pak and LEA armed forces today. We rejected all kinds of malicious propaganda. We are strong because we have your unwavering support. Our lives are dedicated to Pakistan and its people.
  ??Pakistan wins again! pic.twitter.com/MGbujoGjZk

  – Maj General Asif Ghafoor (@OfficialDGISPR) July 25, 2018

  Notice sent to Imran Khan

  • The Election Commission of Pakistan issued an opinion to the President PTI Imran Khan said his vote could be disqualified after voting in front of the television cameras, violating "the secrecy of the ballot".

  View of the Earth

  Women in the Bayzai Subdivision of the Mohmand Tribal District (formerly Fata), 5 kilometers from the Afghan border, voted for the first time. (My hometown too) # GeneralElection2018 pic.twitter.com/uTgBr2xMQ3

  – Iftikhar Firdous (@IftikharFirdous) July 25, 2018

  Spirits are high in Lahore (in a typical Lahori style)
  The Punjab province – the center of Pakistani politics – is hotly disputed between #PMLN led by Shahbaz's brother Nawaz Sharif and #PTI led by Imran Khan. Nawaz Sharif and his daughter are in prison but still have support @AJEnglish pic.twitter.com/KLWZX1z9cG

  – Osama Bin Javaid (@osamabinjavaid) July 25, 2018

  800,000 personal security deployed for # ElectionPakistan2018
  371,000 soldiers at the request of the Electoral Commission of #Pakistan .
  They aim to help conduct impartial, free and fair polls.
  After the criticism, the ECP resumed its magisterial powers to the soldiers @AJEnglish pic.twitter.com/eUMZgGRb5z

  – Oussama Bin Javaid (@osamabinjavaid) July 25, 2018

  "Great Expected Participation"

  • Shiraz Khan Paracha, director of the Abdul Wali Khan University of Mardan, said that the "horrible" suicide bombing in Quetta, which killed at least 29 people, did not discourage people to vote

  • "What we observe is that despite the very serious incident, people still arrive at polling stations, there has long queues all over Pakistan and we expect the turnout to be even higher than the previous elections, "he told Islamabad. The capital of the country.

  Voice of the streets of Lahore:

  • Asad Hashim of Al Jazeera spoke to voters in the city of Lahore, Punjab:

  • "As long as there is corruption, how can there be development? " Waqas Jamshed, 30, owner of a fast food restaurant and supporter of PTI.

    Waqas Jamshed, PTI Voter and Conservator [Asad Hashim/Al Jazeera]

  • "With the PML-N, we see them working," said 50-year-old Shahid Bashir, who has been driving a rickshaw in Lahore for 18 years. He has always supported the PML-N.

  • " Look, everyone steals a bit, but at least with the PML-N, we can see the work done," Bashir added.

  • "Now our army, our intelligence agencies and the judiciary take positions in politics, they have become PTI touts," said another PML-N voter, Tariq Ateeq Sheikh, 50 . The powerful army of the country put pressure on the politicians before the elections.

    Shahid Bashir, Elector of PML-N [Asad Hashim/Al Jazeera]

  • Younis Naseeb, 42, tailor in NA-131 of Lahore, shares her vote, supporting the Khawaja Saad Rafique of the PML-N against Khan for the first time. National Assembly, but voting for the PPP Candidate for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab in the same region.

  • "I changed my vote for the provincial badembly because I wanted to see some change, we could also give them a chance

  • the army, our intelligence agencies and the Judiciary powers take political positions, they have become PTI's touts, "said the PML-N voter, echoing widespread allegations that the country's powerful army has been pressuring politicians. Here is what you need to know about the election day explosion in Pakistan that killed at least 29 people. pic.twitter.com/YqyJT4YlnM

    – Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) July 25, 2018

    • At least 29 people, including two policemen, were killed and more than 40 wounded after the explosion of a bomb near a polling station struck a police van in the southwestern city of Quetta

    • Waseem Baig, spokesman for the Quetta Civil Hospital, confirmed the death toll in Al Jazeera following the explosion in the Quetta bypbad .

    • "There was already a strong threat alert," said Kamal Hyder of Al Jazeera, reporting from the capital, Islamabad. "Importantly, what we are told at this point is that the kamikaze was a motorcyclist."

    Terrorist attack condemned by Quetta by Pak's enemies seeking to disrupt our democratic process. Saddened by the loss of innocent lives. Pakistanis must defeat the terrorists' design by getting up to vote.

    – Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) July 25, 2018

    The explosion took place a few hours after the opening of the polls in Quetta [Saadullah Akhtar/Al Jazeera]

    Imran Khan vote in Islamabad

    Imran Khan arrives at a polling station during the general elections in Islamabad [Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters]

    • The President of the PTI, Imran Khan, voted in the capital, Islamabad.

    • After voting, the former cricketer urged the entire nation to go out and exercise his right. vote.

    • "Today, I urge all Pakistan to go out and vote, just vote for any party," he told reporters. "It is the most important election in the history of the country, an opportunity to defeat the status quo."

    Filming in Swabi

    • A shootout between supporters of two opposing political parties killed one person and wounded two people in a village near the northwestern town of Swabi, the police said. police.

    • Police officer Khalid Hamdani told the Associated Press news agency that the shootings between a group of Awami National Party (ANP) partisans, often targeted by the Taliban, and Pakistan Tehreek it was not clear. -E-Insaf (PTI) conducted by former cricket star Imran Khan, a center-right party.

    "High-stakes Election"

    • "We have already seen people get up early here in Islamabad, so that they can resume voting," said Kamal Hyder Al Jazeera, coming from the capital, Islamabad.

    • "This is indeed a hard-fought election, which is still at stake. The three main political parties say that they're going to get a lot of votes and seats, but the Pakistani people will do the same, ultimate decision. "

    Been wandering the streets of NA125 constituency of Lahore all morning. See a slow and steady flow of voters, but not large crowds or lines. Compared to the proxy vote in September, the number of voters seems low, at least so far. pic.twitter.com/museV3qYqZ

    – Asad Hashim (@ AsadHashim) July 25, 2018

    In Lyari, where he still seems to be dominant in PPP. pic.twitter.com/fI5U9dNYHZ

    – Alia Chughtai (@AliaChughtai) July 25, 2018

    Vote underway in Lahore

    Amna Bibi, Elector PTI [Asad Hashim/Al Jazeera] [19659093] Amna Bibi , 74, says she's voting for the ITP in the NA-125 constituency of Lahore because she believes that Imran Khan can bring change to Pakistan. "He is a man you can look in your eyes," says Al Jazeera. "Everyone deserves a chance in power." Rabia Nusrat, 45, says she is voting for PML-N in the NA-125 constituency of Lahore because she believes that party leader Nawaz Sharif, incarcerated for corruption earlier this month , was unfairly convicted . He had to stay abroad when he was guilty, though he was guilty. Shehbaz Sharif, leader of the PML-N, online at his polling station in the NA130 constituency of Lahore [Asad Hashim/Al Jazeera] Shehbaz was not the first online voter at this polling station, however. This honor goes to Zafar Mehdi, a 73 year old teacher. "I'm always the first to vote in my area," he says. (He was inside and outside in 15 minutes.) #ElectionPakistan pic.twitter.com/v04TeItfBu – Asad Hashim (@AsadHashim) July 25, 2018 Open Polls "Polls are now being opened across Pakistan in what will be a really mbadive electoral exercise," said Asad Hashim of Al Jazeera, reporting from Lahore. "Some Highlights to Watch For: Can Imran Khan's Tehreek-e-Insaf of Pakistan Move the Nawaz Sharif PML-N's Dominant Party from Its Punjab Political Center? long way to securing the government Read more here. " " The tribal areas of northwestern Pakistan vote for the first time under Pakistan directly ruled, after its merger with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province earlier this to vote? " "In Karachi, the largest metropolis in Pakistan, the ruling Muttahida Qaumi (MQM), the dominant party, seems to have been shattered by a sustained paramilitary operation that targeted the party's criminal enterprises, just like the sprawling metropolis. over 18, millions still vote for MQM, or can other parties finally get their footing for the first time in 30 years? " "Follow Al Jazeera's reporters in Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad and elsewhere because we provide you with field reports throughout the day." Tuesday, July 24 Killing Attack Pakistani intelligence officials say the attackers killed four soldiers escorting an electoral convoy in the unstable province of southwestern Balochistan. Two intelligence officers told the Associated Press that soldiers were escorting a convoy with election officials and voting equipment Tuesday in Turbat district when they were attacked. The attackers first fired grenades through the Niwano area and fired on the troops with automatic weapons. Three soldiers of the army and a member of the paramilitary force were killed. Thirteen people – eight soldiers, one paramilitary force member and four civilians – were injured. Both officials spoke under cover of anonymity because they were not allowed to speak to the media. Tight Security Security was strengthened in the country after a series of deadly attacks targeting candidates or militants before the elections. About 800,000 security personnel, comprising more than 370,000 army soldiers, are on duty to provide security on election day, according to the Pakistan Election Commission. The process of deploying troops across the country to conduct free, fair and transparent elections was completed on Tuesday, the government declared Twitter . "Voter turnout should be high, but security concerns will be paramount," Al Jazeera's Kamal Hyder said in a report from the capital, Islamabad. Final preparations Electoral materials including ballot boxes, seals, voting booths, ink, ballot papers and other necessary items were delivered to polling stations in the country Tuesday. About 1.6 million election employees should be on duty on polling day. 19659121] WATCH: Countdown to Elections Begins in Pakistan

    Last Day of Campaign

    • Electioneering officially closed Monday night, with all major parties making a last-ditch effort to convince voters.

    • No public campaign is allowed 24 hours before the opening of polling stations in Pakistan.

    • Khan of PTI held a series of rallies in the city of Lahore, the political center of the PML-N.

    • PML-N President, Shehbaz Sharif, also spoke at a rally in the city of Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, asking the people to "respect the vote". interfered in the political process.

    Problems of Press Freedom

    • The election preparations were tainted by numerous allegations of pre-election engineering and censorship of the press by the military.

    • Monday, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) said that reporters "Overall, the continuation of the intimidation and the need for persecution" self-censorship seriously hindered objective journalism, "says the HRCP report.

    • ] He documented cases where television channels had been suspended, as well as how the cover of Sharif's conviction was shaped by the "establishment", a common euphemism for military services in Pakistan. and intelligence.

SOURCE: Al Jazeera and news agencies