Summary Vote count has begun at most of the polling stations.
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) - Polling stations closed at 6:00 pm (1300 GMT) in Pakistan s historic general elections, which saw a "huge" turnout in the largest province of Punjab, an election commission official announced.
"The election commission of Pakistan was successful in conducting the elections. We have a huge turnout in Punjab," commission secretary Ishtiaq Ahmed told a news conference, confirming that polling stations would close at 6pm.
Meanwhile, in seven constituencies of Pakistan s largest city Karachi, polling was extended by three hours until 8:00pm (1500 GMT) because voting started late, an official said.
Millions of people turned out to vote in landmark elections on Saturday, defying deadly militant attacks to take part in the historic polls.
More than 86 million people were eligible to vote at 70,000 polling stations for the 342-member national assembly and four provincial assemblies in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan.
It marks the first time that an elected civilian administration has completed a full term and handed power to another through the ballot box in a country where there have been three military coups and four military rulers.
