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DND Elections Cell: Elections 2018: Police van attacked in Quetta near Eastern bypass, 15 policemen injured and 25 people were killed, suggested initial information.
According to unconfirmed reports, a bomb blast targetted convoy of DIG Police Abdul Razaaq Cheema near Tameer e Nau School on Eastern Bypass Quetta. Information suggest that DIG escaped the attack but his guards were injured critically. Four injured were shifted to hospital in very critical condition.
“Suicide bombing outside Tameer e Nau Complex, polling station Quetta has unfortunately risen to 25 with the looming threat of further increase in the number. Poor paramedic structure inevitably engenders further instigation in the damage magnitude”, said a local journalist when contacted by DND staff on telephone.
It may be mentioned that General Elections 2018 are being held in Pakistan today (July 25). Slow-paced balloting started at 8 am and will continue till 6 pm. General Elections 2018 are largest general elections ever held in Pakistan by the volume of voters and by arrangements. ECP has placed 17,007 polling stations as “highly sensitive”. Pakistan Army is helping Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in manning the process. Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Parliamentarians, Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) are main contenders while Awami National Party, Balochistan Awami Party and Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) are also actively contesting General Elections 2018.
Balochistan had been under attacks by terrorists in past and candidate of PB 35 Siraj Raisani was killed along with 140 plus people when he was attending his election corner meeting.
105.95 million registered voters include 59.22 million male voters and 46.73 million female voters.
As many as 85,058 polling stations having 244,687 polling booths have been placed manned by 819,119 polling staff.
