Pakistan election 2024 live: Voting under way with Imran Khan in jail

• Suspension of internet and mobile networks ordered throughout Pakistan after voting started in general elections.
• Polls opened at 8am (03:00 GMT) and will close at 5pm (12:00 GMT). Polling may be extended in some areas as per election commission’s rules.

Balochistan voters hope for safer future after elections

By Syed Ali Shah in Quetta, Balochistan

Election fever in Balochistan has taken a hit after the twin bombings on Wednesday, which left at least 28 people dead.

Nevertheless, residents said they will head to the polls despite the threats

Is Pakistan election already rigged?

Former PM Khan is in jail. Election authorities tried stopping his party’s candidates from contesting. They took away his party’s election symbol.

Nawaz, another ex-premier, previously imprisoned and then in exile, is now back, with the cases against him dropped.

Concerns have mounted among analysts and sections of the political class that the polls might rank near the top of the list of most manipulated votes even in the country’s chequered democratic journey.