In pictures: Polls close in Pakistan as election hit by violence
Hindu women wait in a queue to cast their votes at a polling station during general election, in Tando Allahyar, Sindh, Pakistan, February 8, 2024. (REUTERS)
Pakistan began counting votes after polling ended in an election marred by militant attacks and mobile service suspension
Rivals were locked in a close contest as results started trickling in early Friday, with a clear picture expected later in the day
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)
