Voting is underway to elect a new government in Pakistan. According to local media, a security officer has died in Tank district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
According to Khyber News, gunmen opened fire on a vehicle of the security forces, in which a security officer was killed.
Thousands of security personnel have been deployed to ensure security at polling stations.
Internet services have also been suspended across the country in view of security measures. The government has described the suspension of internet services as a security measure.
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Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) chief Shehbaz Sharif and Acting Federal Information Minister Murtaza Solangi cast their votes in the beginning.
The country’s borders with Iran and Afghanistan have been sealed to ensure security.
On the eve of polling, twin terrorist attacks were carried out in Pishin and Qila Saifullah in Balochistan province. Many people were killed and dozens injured in these twin terrorist attacks.
