Vote counting has begun after polling for the general elections ended quite peacefully, with just intermittent reports of unrest in a few parts of the country.
According to the details, the voting procedure began at 8 a.m. and lasted uninterrupted until 5 p.m. People who reached the voting locations before the deadline were permitted to vote.
The nationwide disruption of cellphone and internet services during elections irritated political parties and raised concerns about the voting process's transparency.
Meanwhile, at least six security personnel were martyred in separate attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan on election day.
In KP’s Dera Ismail Khan district, four police officials were martyred in an attack on a police patrol. Whereas, two Levies personnel were injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Gwadar, Balochistan.
Earlier this morning, the Ministry of Interior halted cellular services "temporarily" across Pakistan as part of security preparations ahead of today's general elections.
As many as 349 international journalists and 103 observers from foreign countries covered and closely monitored the general elections in Pakistan. Journalists from international media were mostly covered elections in major cities of the country including Islamabad, Lahore, and Karachi.