The polling stations at various
places turned into a battleground as groups of different participating
candidates conflicted with each other during voting time for first phase of
local government elections in Punjab and Sindh:
1- At
least one person was dead while three others got severe wounds in a fight
between Pakistam Muslim League-Functional (PML-F) and Pakistan People’s Party
supporters in Khairpur.
2- Fawara Chowk polling station number 11 in Gujrat closed after brawl between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters and police over forged votes. Election staff was seen helpless.
2- Fawara Chowk polling station number 11 in Gujrat closed after brawl between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters and police over forged votes. Election staff was seen helpless.
The
local presiding officer did not confirm either the person identified as Shahid
Iqbal was casting vote on fake CNIC.
3- Separately
in Kasur, polling temporarily stopped after supporters of two independent
candidates fought inside polling station Nathuwala in UC-8 of Kasur.
4- Temporarily,
quarrel between two groups left two injured in polling station no. 182 in
Khanpur area of Shikarpur whereas as many as three people sustained injuries in
clash between rival groups in Union Council Loghi s polling station
102 in Jacobabad.
5- Polling
halted in UC-10 station of Kamil Muqsi in Sukkur as residents protested against
their votes being transferred to another location.Rangers personnel were also
called on to take control of the intensifying situation in UC-17 New Pind.
6- On the other hand, a fight broke out between the workers of PPP and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) as electoral symbol of PPP candidate went missing in Ward No. 4 of UC Aitebar Khan in Shahdad Goth.
6- On the other hand, a fight broke out between the workers of PPP and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) as electoral symbol of PPP candidate went missing in Ward No. 4 of UC Aitebar Khan in Shahdad Goth.
Further,
two injured in fight between supporters of two political parties in Khairpur
while polling suspended for an hour after PTI and independent candidates
alleged Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) of rigging at polling station
Zaffar village in US-144 of Kot Radha Kishan.
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