Polling gains pace in Sindh after low turnout in the morning
Rigging incidents reported from different areas.
A voter holds his Computerised National Identity Card (CNIC) as he waits to cast his vote at a polling station in Quetta May 11, 2013. PHOTO: REUTERS
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.
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.