Polling gains pace in Sindh after low turnout in the morning

Rigging incidents reported from different areas.

SUKKUR: Polling in different parts of Sindh gained pace as voter turnout went up from 15% in the morning to 25%. The turnout is still lower than the expected level.

Rigging incidents were reported different areas as polling continued.

A Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) activist, identified as Ghulam Rasool, was arrested in Larkana for casting a fake vote.

Three women passed out as a result of extreme weather and insufficient facilities at a polling station in Nazar Mohallah.

At the Channa Mohalla polling station in Larkana, PPP and JUI workers exchanged harsh words and resorted to aerial firing.

An independent candidate in NA-207 Larkana-Qambar Shahdadkot, Bashir Ahmad Mangenjo, alleged that Faryal Talpur’s agents were rigging elections.

Red alert was declared at Naudero Municipal Committee polling station after a clash between PPP and PML-N supporters.