Pakistan’s national elections - in pictures

  • A disabled man being taken to cast his vote in Peshawar, Pakistan. Musa Kamal for The National
    A disabled man being taken to cast his vote in Peshawar, Pakistan. Musa Kamal for The National
  • A Pakistan People's Party awareness camp outside the polling station in Peshawar. Musa Kamal for The National
    A Pakistan People's Party awareness camp outside the polling station in Peshawar. Musa Kamal for The National
  • A security guard on duty outside the polling station in Peshawar. Musa Kamal for The National
    A security guard on duty outside the polling station in Peshawar. Musa Kamal for The National
  • Pakistan's President Ariv Alvi casts his vote at a polling station in Karachi during parliamentary elections. AP
    Pakistan's President Ariv Alvi casts his vote at a polling station in Karachi during parliamentary elections. AP
  • Voters register at a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf voting registration camp in Lahore, Pakistan. Getty Images
    Voters register at a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf voting registration camp in Lahore, Pakistan. Getty Images
  • Activists from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party outside a polling station in Islamabad. AFP
    Activists from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party outside a polling station in Islamabad. AFP
  • Shehbaz Sharif, centre, former prime minister and president of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz casts his ballot in Lahore. EPA
    Shehbaz Sharif, centre, former prime minister and president of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz casts his ballot in Lahore. EPA
  • Former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan, who is leading a Commonwealth monitoring team, visits the Election Commission of Pakistan's election monitoring control centre, where complaints are received and checked, in Rawalpindi. Reuters
    Former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan, who is leading a Commonwealth monitoring team, visits the Election Commission of Pakistan's election monitoring control centre, where complaints are received and checked, in Rawalpindi. Reuters
  • A Pakistani voter at a polling station in Wahgrian. Getty Images
    A Pakistani voter at a polling station in Wahgrian. Getty Images
  • Women show their ink-stained thumbs after voting in Karachi. AP
    Women show their ink-stained thumbs after voting in Karachi. AP
  • A woman casts her ballot at a polling station during Pakistan's national elections. AFP
    A woman casts her ballot at a polling station during Pakistan's national elections. AFP
  • Pakistani security officials guard a polling station in Lahore. EPA
    Pakistani security officials guard a polling station in Lahore. EPA
  • Pakistani soldiers patrol near polling stations in Karachi. EPA
    Pakistani soldiers patrol near polling stations in Karachi. EPA
  • A Pakistani soldier stands guard outside a polling station in Karachi. EPA
    A Pakistani soldier stands guard outside a polling station in Karachi. EPA
  • A voter in Karachi gets an ink mark on his thumb after casting his vote during the general election. Reuters
    A voter in Karachi gets an ink mark on his thumb after casting his vote during the general election. Reuters
  • A voter leaves the ballot booth in Karachi. Reuters
    A voter leaves the ballot booth in Karachi. Reuters
  • Supporters of Saeed Anwar Mehsud, an independent candidate from South Waziristan, sit inside their campaign office in Dera Ismail Khan. Reuters
    Supporters of Saeed Anwar Mehsud, an independent candidate from South Waziristan, sit inside their campaign office in Dera Ismail Khan. Reuters
  • Women wait outside a polling station for voting to begin in Lahore. Reuters
    Women wait outside a polling station for voting to begin in Lahore. Reuters
  • A polling officer sets up a polling station in Peshawar on the eve of the general election. EPA
    A polling officer sets up a polling station in Peshawar on the eve of the general election. EPA
  • Relatives mourn the death of victims after a bomb blast outside the office of an independent candidate in Pishin district, about 50km from Quetta. AFP
    Relatives mourn the death of victims after a bomb blast outside the office of an independent candidate in Pishin district, about 50km from Quetta. AFP
  • Officials collect evidence at the site of the bomb blast. AFP
    Officials collect evidence at the site of the bomb blast. AFP
  • Election commission workers unload election materials at a distribution centre in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. EPA
    Election commission workers unload election materials at a distribution centre in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. EPA