The vote counting process begins at an electoral center in Rawalpindi, near Islamabad. More than 128 million voters are entitled to participate in the 12th general parliamentary elections.
The next government will be formed by the party that receives the support of two-thirds of the representatives. About 90,000 polling stations opened their doors to voters, while the Ministry of Interior announced the “temporary suspension of mobile phone services” throughout the election day. The country is on high alert amid the deployment of the army to polling stations, tens of thousands of troops and paramilitary personnel.