Polling time for Senate election extended in KP

PESHAWAR: The timing for provincial parliamentarians to cast their vote for Senate elections has been extended to 8:00 PM in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Polling in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly was suspended after opposition leaders accused MPAs from the ruling party of rigging.

PPP leader Raja Pervaiz Ashraf contacted the Election Commission accusing the KP provincial government of rigging. The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) has taken notice of the allegations and sought evidence from Raja Pervaiz Ashraf.

Opposition members put forward their demands for polling to resume which include ballot boxes being checked for blank ballots and those who have casted votes should be checked.

The voting time for Senate elections in KP has been extended till 8:00 PM