Pakistan elections 2018 in progress

25日，伊斯兰堡街头，路过民众查看悬挂在一起的穆盟（谢）候选人、巴基斯坦前总理阿巴西和正义运动党候选人伊姆兰·汗的竞选海报。丁雪真摄.JPG

Passengers viewing posters of election candidates on Islamabad street on July 25, 2018. (Photo: Ding Xuezhen)

Islamabad (People's Daily) - In the morning of July 25, over 85,000 election polling station across the whole country opened for votes. The Pakistan elections in 2018 officially kick off.

This time’s elections have almost 3500 candidates competing for 272 seats in the National Assembly.

The voting will run from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and involves an estimate of 105 million voters, with approximately 47 million female voters.

25日，巴基斯坦安全部门在全国范围内共部署约80万安全人员以保障选举安全平稳进行，其中军方人员超过37万。图为安保人员在伊斯兰堡一处投票站执勤。丁雪真摄.JPG

Security personnel on duty in a polling station in Islamabad,July 25, 2018. (Photo: Ding Xuezhen)

The security issue has gone worst in Pakistan along with the due of the elections.

According to authorities, the security department dispatched about 800,000 security personnel to ensure the elections run smoothly.

25日，伊斯兰堡一处投票服务站内一位正义运动党的支持者在向记者展示帽子、贴纸等大选“装备”。丁雪真摄.JPG

A supporter of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) shows his hat and stickers. (Photo: Ding Xuezhen)

Although the Pakistan government has strengthened the security power for elections, some areas have been attacked by terrorists.

According to AFP, a suicide bombing in the southwestern city of Quetta, claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group, killed at least 31 people and cast a shadow over the voting day.

Local officials said when the bomber tried to enter a polling station police stopped him, and he blew himself up, It was the second major attack by IS this month in Balochistan province after an earlier blast at a campaign rally killed 153, AFP reported.

图为伊斯兰堡街头一处穆盟（谢）的投票服务站。丁雪真摄.JPG