Summary Polls were delayed at several polling stations due to certain reasons.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya news) - The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced extension of polling time by an hour up to 6:00pm in Saturday s general elections.
While the EC had earlier fixed the polling time from 8:00 am (0300 GMT) to 5:00 pm., it has now announced that polling will continue on till 6pm in the entire state.
The duration was exteded after polls were delayed at several polling stations due to certain reasons.
Also, the Election Commission has decided to extend polling time limit of Karachi s 7 natonal and 14 provincial assembly constituencies till 8:00pm.
According to sources NA-250 is facing continuous trouble as first polling material and polling officers were not present their. Secondly serious rigging has been reported in the polling station.
Moreover the Chief Election Commissioner Fakhruddin G.Ibrahim told media that polling in Karachi is being delayed deliberately as polling material and other stationary has been snatched at different areas of the city.
An election commission spokesman told earlier that turnout was 30 percent at midday and was expected to reach 60 percent by the end of the day, which according to official statistics would make it the highest since 1977.
