ISLAMABAD: Pakistan began counting votes after polling ended in a general election marred by militant attacks and suspension of mobile phone services, with authorities saying that at least nine people were killed across the country.
Burqa-clad women leave a polling station after casting their vote as a police officer stands guard during general election, in Peshawar, Pakistan, February 8. (REUTERS)
Policemen set up barricades near a polling station on the day of the general election, in Lahore, Pakistan February 8. (REUTERS)
Women wait outside a polling station for voting to begin on the day of the general election, in Lahore, Pakistan February 8. (REUTERS)
A woman arrives to cast her vote at a polling station as police officers stand guard during the general election, in Peshawar, Pakistan, February 8. (REUTERS)
A police officer walks past people standing in a queue to cast their vote outside a polling station during general election, in Peshawar, Pakistan, February 8. (REUTERS)
A police officer frisks a voter at the entrance of a polling station during the general election in Karachi, Pakistan February 8. (REUTERS)
A man gets his finger marked as he arrives to cast his vote at a polling station during the general election, in Lahore, Pakistan, February 8. (REUTERS)
A burqa-clad woman casts her vote at a polling station during a general election, in Tando Allahyar, Sindh, Pakistan, February 8. (REUTERS)
People vote at a polling station during a general election, in Tando Allahyar, Sindh, Pakistan, February 8. (REUTERS)
Voters queue to vote at a polling station in a school during a general election, in Islamabad, Pakistan February 8. (REUTERS)
Polling staff count ballots after the end of the voting at a polling station during a general election, in Hyderabad, Pakistan, February 8. (REUTERS)
A woman waits as her family member prepares her ballot on her behalf at a polling station during the general election, in Lahore, Pakistan, February 8. (REUTERS)
Voters queue to vote at a polling station in a school during a general election, in Islamabad, Pakistan February 8. (REUTERS)
A voter with an ink mark on the thumb goes through paperwork to cast a vote during the general election in Karachi, Pakistan February 8. (REUTERS)
Hindu women travel in a tuk-tuk with a child after casting their votes during a general election, in Tando Allahyar, Sindh, Pakistan, February 8. (REUTERS)
