Pakistan's vote count following a general election was hit by unusual delays on Friday, with results from only a handful of national parliament seats announced over 12 hours after polls closed after the government suspended mobile phone services.
Counting of votes is underway in Pakistan a day after polls marred by violence, internet shutdown. (Photo: Reuters)
New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 9, 2024 07:28 IST
Counting of votes in Pakistan is underway, a day after polls were marred by violence and internet shutdown. Pakistan voted to elect its new government on Thursday.
A countrywide public holiday was declared to enable more than 12 crore voters to cast their ballots. Counting of votes began following the conclusion of the polling and the results of individual polling stations started to pour in after the mandatory one-hour restriction ended. Candidates backed by Imran Khan's party PTI have claimed victory as trends started to come in. They also alleged rigging of polling booths and deliberate stalling of results. Follow this space to catch the latest updates on the Pakistan elections.
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At least five Pakistani police personnel were killed, and two others injured in a terror attack in Dera Ismail Khan district while polling was underway.
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Shweta Kumari
Published On:
Feb 9, 2024
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