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People line up to cast their ballot at a polling station, during general elections in Kaghan Valley, Pakistan, 08 February 2024. Pakistani voters headed to heavily guarded polling stations on 08 February, to elect a new government for a five-year term amid increased security threats. According to the election body, the polling started at 8 a.m. local time and will continue until 5 p.m. The counting of millions of votes cast will start soon after polling time is over. There are more than 128 million registered voters, 59.3 million (46 percent) women and 69.2 million or 54 percent men. More than 20 million new voters have been registered for the 2024 elections. There are nearly 18,000 candidates out of whom 5,112 including 4797 males, 313 women, and two transgender contestants, running for 266 contestable parliamentary seats. (Photo by Amirudin Mughal/EPA/EFE)
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