General Election preparation in Pakistan - in pictures

  • Attendees at an election campaign rally for Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and former foreign minister, in Karachi, Pakistan. Bloomberg
    Attendees at an election campaign rally for Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and former foreign minister, in Karachi, Pakistan. Bloomberg
  • A Pakistan army convoy patrols a road in Hyderabad ahead of Pakistan's general election on February 8. AFP
    A Pakistan army convoy patrols a road in Hyderabad ahead of Pakistan's general election on February 8. AFP
  • Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party leaders (from left) Walid Iqbal, Ahmad Awais and Raoof Hasan at a press conference in Islamabad. AFP
    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party leaders (from left) Walid Iqbal, Ahmad Awais and Raoof Hasan at a press conference in Islamabad. AFP
  • Security personnel stand guard near the Pakistan Peoples Party election office in Quetta, after attacks in Balochistan targeted candidates from different political parties. AFP
    Security personnel stand guard near the Pakistan Peoples Party election office in Quetta, after attacks in Balochistan targeted candidates from different political parties. AFP
  • Saveera Parkash (fourth right), a Hindu minority candidate of the Pakistan Peoples Party, speaks to a shopkeeper during an election campaign rally in the Buner district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. AFP
    Saveera Parkash (fourth right), a Hindu minority candidate of the Pakistan Peoples Party, speaks to a shopkeeper during an election campaign rally in the Buner district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. AFP
  • YouTuber Zeba Waqar, an election candidate of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, addresses a women's convention in Lahore. AFP
    YouTuber Zeba Waqar, an election candidate of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, addresses a women's convention in Lahore. AFP
  • Bilawal Bhutto Zardari during a campaign rally in Karachi, Pakistan. Bloomberg
    Bilawal Bhutto Zardari during a campaign rally in Karachi, Pakistan. Bloomberg
  • Attendees during an election campaign rally for Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in Karachi, Pakistan. Bloomberg
    Attendees during an election campaign rally for Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in Karachi, Pakistan. Bloomberg
  • Aseefa Bhutto Zardari, sister of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, addresses supporters during an election rally in Larkana, Pakistan. EPA
    Aseefa Bhutto Zardari, sister of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, addresses supporters during an election rally in Larkana, Pakistan. EPA
  • Supporters of Tehreek-e-Insaf party chairman and barrister Gohar Ali Khan attend a campaign rally in Buner, in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. AFP)
    Supporters of Tehreek-e-Insaf party chairman and barrister Gohar Ali Khan attend a campaign rally in Buner, in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. AFP)
  • Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, centre, waves to his supporters as he arrive to address an election campaign rally, in Murree, Punjab. AP Photo / Zubair Abbasi)
    Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, centre, waves to his supporters as he arrive to address an election campaign rally, in Murree, Punjab. AP Photo / Zubair Abbasi)
  • Electoral posters and banners of the Pakistan Peoples Party ar on display ahead of general elections in Karachi, Pakistan. EPA
    Electoral posters and banners of the Pakistan Peoples Party ar on display ahead of general elections in Karachi, Pakistan. EPA
  • Workers prepare voting materials at a distribution centre in Hyderabad. (Photo by Akram SHAHID / AFP)
    Workers prepare voting materials at a distribution centre in Hyderabad. (Photo by Akram SHAHID / AFP)
  • A policeman stands guard as a worker sorts ballot boxes to be sent to polling stations, at an Election Commission office in Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA
    A policeman stands guard as a worker sorts ballot boxes to be sent to polling stations, at an Election Commission office in Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA