With only three days left for the general elections in Pakistan, all mainstream political parties in the country have intensified their acrimonious campaign against each other, with some expressing reservations over the impartiality of the polls.
According to the electoral rolls published by the ECP, 105.96 million voters will be able to cast their vote in the upcoming elections. According to the data released by the Election Commission of Pakistan, 3,459 candidates are running for 272 general seats of the National Assembly, while 8,396 candidates are contesting for 577 general seats of the four provincial assemblies.
The run up to the July 25 elections have seen allegations that the military has secretly backed the campaign of former cricketer Imran Khan while targeting his political opponents.
People hold signs as they chant slogans against the participation of banned outfits to take part in general elections, during a protest outside election commission office in Karachi, Pakistan July 16, 2018.
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Mohammad Yaqoob Sheikh, nominated candidate of political party, Milli Muslim League (MML) gestures during an election campaign for the National Assembly NA-120 constituency in Lahore, Pakistan July 12, 2018. Picture taken July 12, 2018.
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A man stands outside an election office of the newly formed political party Allah-o-Akbar Tehreek, in Lahore Pakistan July 14, 2018.
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Saira Bano, nominated candidate of political party, Milli Muslim League (MML) leaves for election campaign for the Provincial Assembly PP-149 constituency in Lahore, Pakistan July 12, 2018. Picture taken July 12, 2018.
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Pakistani cricketer turned politician Imran Khan takes part in a protest against the detention of deposed chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in Lahore.Imran Khan was catapulted to global fame as a World Cup cricket champion, but the man known in the West as a celebrity playboy is now seeking to lead Pakistan as a populist, religiously devout, anti-corruption reformist.
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Supporters of the Tehrik-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) Islamist political party chant slogans as they march to welcome their leader Khadim Hussain Rizvi (not pictured) during a campaign rally ahead of general elections in Karachi, Pakistan July 1, 2018.
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Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, chief of the Islamic charity organisation Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), cuts a ribbon to inaugurates an election office of the newly formed political party Allah-o-Akbar Tehreek, in Lahore Pakistan.
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Ayaz Memon Motiwala, 42, an independent Pakistani candidate contesting a seat in the National Assembly and two seats for the provincial Sindh Assembly, holds a Pakistan national flag as he lies partially submerged in garbage at a dump during an election rally in Karachi.
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Radesh Singh Tony (L), a minority Sikh candidate contesting an upcoming Pakistani general election seat, distributes pamphlets during his election campaign in Peshawar.There is the ecologist, the "semi-corrupt", the opportunist, and the indestructible.
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Ayaz Memon Motiwala (C), 42, an independent Pakistani candidate contesting a seat for the National Assembly and two seats for the provincial Sindh Assembly, distributes pamphlets on the campaign trail in Karachi.
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Radesh Singh Tony (C), a minority Sikh candidate contesting an upcoming Pakistani general election seat, distributes pamphlets during his door-to-door election campaign in Peshawar.There is the ecologist, the "semi-corrupt", the opportunist, and the indestructible.
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Nawabzada Amber Shahzada (R), an independent Pakistani candidate contesting a seat in the National Assembly, distributes pamphlets to residents on a street during his election campaign in Lahore.There is the ecologist, the "semi-corrupt", the opportunist, and the indestructible. Alongside Pakistan''s mainstream politicians a battery of flamboyant candidates are contesting nationwide elections on July 25.
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Khadim Hussain Rizvi (on a wheelchair), leader of Tehrik-e-Labaik Pakistan islamist political party, gestures to his supporters during a campaign rally ahead of general election in Karachi, Pakistan.
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