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The polling started at 08:00 am and will continue till 06:00 pm without any break. This is for the first time in history that the polling time has been extended to 10 hours.
The Prime Minister of Pakistan is elected from the National Assembly who forms the federal government.
It is a public holiday today so that the people could exercise their right to vote conveniently. While polling stations officially opened for voting at 08:00 am, enthusiastic citizens queued up outside their respective stations as early as 07:00 am.
Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is expecting high voter turnout in the elections 2018.
To hold a secure election around 350,000 troops have been deployed across Pakistan to assist the Election Commission of Pakistan in the conduct of peaceful and transparent elections.
In addition to that, some 450,000 cops would also be part of the security contingents performing election duty.
Earlier Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) retired Justice Sardar Muhammad Raza had assured voters that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was 'trying its best to hold free, fair and unbiased elections'.
In a video message released by the election body, Raza urged voters to fulfill their 'duty towards the nation' by casting their votes responsibly on polling day on July 25.
Over 12,570 candidates are in the run for National Assembly and four provincial assemblies. According to the electoral rolls, 105.96 million voters are eligible to cast the vote. In all, 85,307 polling stations have been set up across the country.
Currently there are three main political parties in Pakistan’s political arena namely Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N), Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) who are flexing their muscles for the next elections.
Some small parties and independent candidates would also play an important role in forming the next government of Pakistan.
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