A senior official of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said the army and police personnel will be deployed outside the ‘most sensitive’ polling stations as per their threat assessment.
The man, who reportedly supported the Awami National Party, had an argument with his son over hoisting Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) flag and shot with a pistol. The son died on his way to the hospital and the police is still searching for the accused.
Imran Khan has faced several setbacks in the run-up to the elections, as his party has lost its 'bat' electoral symbol. On the top of that, the former PM is almost out of all options to contest the elections after the Lahore HC rejected his plea against rejection of nomination papers.
Bilawal's Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) were major partners of the Pakistan Democratic Movement's 16-month government. However, the PPP chairman has slammed PML-N for rising inflation and economic mismanagement.
Imran Khan's nomination papers had been rejected primarily on the grounds of being convicted in the Toshakhana corruption case. With the Lahore High Court verdict, the only course of action left to the PTI founder is a decision by the Pakistan Supreme Court.
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