Pakistan’s parliamentary elections began under tight security measures

According to Fars News Agency, the people of Pakistan today (Thursday) go to the polls to elect a new government, despite a wave of explosions in recent days that have left dozens dead.

Bloomberg says that as Pakistan’s National Assembly (Parliament) elections begin, mobile phone services have been suspended across the country, and Pakistani officials say the move is aimed at trying to maintain order and prevent riots. There has been a general election in the voting areas.

The Ministry of Interior of Pakistan has said in a statement about this action that due to the increase in terrorist incidents, “to protect the laws and establish public order and deal with threats” Cell phone services have been cut off all over Pakistan.

Voting areas started at 08:00 this morning local time (06:30 Tehran time) and this Voting will continue until 17:00 (15:30 Tehran time).

In the current parliamentary elections of Pakistan, the popular former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been sidelined and is in prison on charges of corruption and other crimes. Analysts say that in the current situation, he is likely to lead There is Nawaz Sharif, the three-term prime minister of Pakistan, his brother Shehbaz Sharif and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the 35-year-old son of the former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s family.

Yesterday (Wednesday), two bomb explosions targeted the offices of Pakistani political leaders in Balochistan province, located in the northwest of Pakistan, as a result of which at least 20 people died and caused Arousing security concerns among Pakistani officials and people.

According to the Pakistan Institute of Security and Conflict Studies, around 217 militant attacks have been reported across Pakistan since the announcement of the November 2023 parliamentary elections in Pakistan.

According to Anatolia News Agency, the National Assembly of Pakistan has 336 seats. But only 266 seats are directly elected by the people. The other 70 seats are reserved for women and religious minorities.

Imran Khan founded the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Party in 1996 and since Imran Khan is in prison, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Party is represented by Gohar Khan in the elections.

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