General Elections 2018: Voting in pictures

The nation casts their vote on Election Day for the General Elections 2018


Agencies/News Desk July 25, 2018
People stand in a line as they wait for a polling station to open, during general election in Rawalpindi. PHOTO: REUTERS.

Voters lined up at polling stations across the country to cast their ballot as polling commenced on Wednesday. Around 370,000 Pakistan Army personnel were deployed to provide security.

Politicians, celebrities and ordinary citizens from across the country stepped out to exercise their democratic right.

 

People line up at a polling station during the general election in Karachi. PHOTO: REUTERS. People line up at a polling station during the general election in Karachi. PHOTO: REUTERS

Women going to polls in Mohmand Tribal District. PHOTO: EXPRESS/ IFTIKAR FIRDOUS. Women going to polls in Mohmand Tribal District. PHOTO: EXPRESS/ IFTIKAR FIRDOUS

Soldiers at a polling station in Rawalpindi. PHOTO: AFP. Soldiers at a polling station in Rawalpindi. PHOTO: AFP

Imran Khan casts his vote. PHOTO: REUTERS.Imran Khan casts his vote. PHOTO: REUTERS

Former foreign minister Khawaja Asif casts vote at Sialkot NA-73 polling station. PHOTO: PML-N. Former foreign minister Khawaja Asif casts vote at Sialkot NA-73 polling station. PHOTO: PML-N.

Voters queue up at a polling station in Peshawar. PHOTO: EXPRESS/ Hidayat Khan. Voters queue up at a polling station in Peshawar. PHOTO: EXPRESS/ Hidayat Khan

Shahbaz Sharif casts his vote. PHOTO: AFP. Shehbaz Sharif casts his vote. PHOTO: AFP

Officials prepare a polling station before voting start during general election in Rawalpindi. PHOTO: REUTERS. Officials prepare a polling station before voting start during general election in Rawalpindi. PHOTO: REUTERS

Pakistani soldiers stand outside a polling station. PHOTO: AFP. Pakistani soldiers stand outside a polling station. PHOTO: AFP

 

Female voters line up to vote in a polling station. PHOTO: AFP. Female voters line up to vote in a polling station. PHOTO: AFP

Women stand in a queue as they wait to cast their vote at a polling station in Islamabad. PHOTO: AFP. Women stand in a queue as they wait to cast their vote at a polling station in Islamabad. PHOTO: AFP

Shahbaz Sharif stands in a queue before voting. PHOTO: AFP. Shehbaz Sharif stands in a queue before voting. PHOTO: AFP

In a rare move, women proceed to polling stations in the tribal district of Mohmand. PHOTO: EXPRESS In a rare move, women proceed to polling stations in the tribal district of Mohmand. PHOTO: EXPRESS

After years of conflict, people in South Waziristan participate in electoral process. PHOTO: EXPRESS After years of conflict, people in South Waziristan participate in electoral process. PHOTO: EXPRESS

People showing their CNICs while standing in queue outside a polling station during General Elections 2018. PHOTO: ONLINE/RAJA ASIM People showing their CNICs while standing in queue outside a polling station during General Elections 2018. PHOTO: ONLINE/RAJA ASIM

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