Polling time ends in first-ever election in KP`s merged tribal districts
(WorldNews Pakistan)

The polling time has ended for election to 16 general seats of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly in the first-ever provincial assembly polls in KP`s merged tribal districts. The voters present inside the polling stations will be allowed to cast their votes even beyond the 5pm deadline. Results are expected to start emerging after 6pm. As many as 2.8 million residents of the merged tribal districts were expected to exercise their franchise today. Polling opened at 8am amid tight security and continued until 5pm without any breaks. The Election Commission of Pakistan has set up 1,897 polling stations across the region, previously called Fata. Of them, 554 have been declared highly sensitive and...