Quetta (HRNW) The polling for the local government elections in 32 of its 34 Balochistan districts ended at 5pm Sunday. The voting started at 8am, and throughout the day, violence was reported in several districts, while Qalat and Nauskhi have been hit by explosions. However, authorities foiled terror attempts in Kohlu and Chaman.
The polling was marred by the allegations of rigging in various areas, including Loralai and Gwadar.
Only a couple of hours into polling, an armed clash took place between two groups in Nasirabad Municipal Committee Ward 25. Consequently, the voting process was suspended for a while.
Candidates and polling agents clashed with each other, and several were injured in the firing and shifted to hospital, media reported.
Election violence turned deadly in Qilla Abdullah district where one person was killed in Padag and another was injured in Kolak Union Council.
In Sibbi, two groups clashed in Ward-4 of Union Council Mal Chachar resorting to heavy gunfire, which left at least 10 people wounded.
At least three of the injured were in critical condition. A reinforcement of the Levies arrived in the area.
According to Returning Officer Wahid Sharif, the polling process resumed after a while.
In Loralai polling agents from rival ANP and BAP clashed over an alleged omission in the voters’ rolls in the Dargai Qilla area. The polling process was suspended.
In Chaman polling was suspended after political activists clashed in Ward-3 of the Municipal Council Chaman.
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