• A woman mourns the death of her family member outside a hospital in Quetta. AP Photo
    A woman mourns the death of her family member outside a hospital in Quetta. AP Photo
  • Pakistani security officials inspect the scene of a suspected suicide bomb attack outside a polling station in Quetta. EPA
    Pakistani security officials inspect the scene of a suspected suicide bomb attack outside a polling station in Quetta. EPA
  • A suicide bomber struck outside a crowded polling station in Quetta. AP Photo
    A suicide bomber struck outside a crowded polling station in Quetta. AP Photo
  • Security officials inspect the scene of a suspected suicide bomb attack in Quetta. EPA
    Security officials inspect the scene of a suspected suicide bomb attack in Quetta. EPA
  • Security officials inspect the scene of a suspected bomb blast outside a polling station in Larkana. EPA
    Security officials inspect the scene of a suspected bomb blast outside a polling station in Larkana. EPA
  • A relative reacts as he carries an injured blast victim at a hospital after a suicide attack in Quetta. AFP
    A relative reacts as he carries an injured blast victim at a hospital after a suicide attack in Quetta. AFP
  • A man mourns the death of his family member at the site of a bombing in Quetta. AP Photo
    A man mourns the death of his family member at the site of a bombing in Quetta. AP Photo
  • Voters cast their votes at a polling station during general election in Islamabad. Reuters
    Voters cast their votes at a polling station during general election in Islamabad. Reuters
  • Pakistani soldiers stand outside a polling station ahead of the arrival of Shabaz Sharif at a polling station in Lahore. AFP
    Pakistani soldiers stand outside a polling station ahead of the arrival of Shabaz Sharif at a polling station in Lahore. AFP
  • People stand in a line as they wait for a polling station to open in Rawalpindi. Reuters
    People stand in a line as they wait for a polling station to open in Rawalpindi. Reuters
  • Voters wait to enter a polling station in Islamabad. Reuters
    Voters wait to enter a polling station in Islamabad. Reuters
  • An election official marks a voters thumb before casting her vote in Islamabad. AFP
    An election official marks a voters thumb before casting her vote in Islamabad. AFP
  • Voters cast their votes at a polling station in Islamabad. Reuters
    Voters cast their votes at a polling station in Islamabad. Reuters
  • Shabaz Sharif shows his ballot papers as he casts his vote in Lahore. AFP
    Shabaz Sharif shows his ballot papers as he casts his vote in Lahore. AFP
  • A Pakistani soldier checks a voters information in Islamabad. AFP
    A Pakistani soldier checks a voters information in Islamabad. AFP
  • A child watches his mother casts her ballot in Rawalpindi. Reuters
    A child watches his mother casts her ballot in Rawalpindi. Reuters
  • A soldier keeps watch as voters line up in Rawalpindi. Reuters
    A soldier keeps watch as voters line up in Rawalpindi. Reuters

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Pakistan's general election - in pictures

Millions of Pakistanis vote for its next leader

The National

July 25, 2018

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More than 100 million people are eligible to vote in Wednesday’s general election in Pakistan.

The nation goes to the polls amid an imminent financial crisis, frozen relations with India and after being criticised by US President Donald Trump for its “lies and deceit”.

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