Ex-Pak President Zardari casts vote

Former Pakistan Prime President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday exercised his franchise at the Government Boys School in LBOD colony in Sindh's Nawabshah.

Zardari, who is contesting from the NA-213 seat is aiming to become a member of the National Assembly (MNA) for the first time since 1993.

The Pakistan's People Party (PPP) posted a video on their Twitter handle on the same.

Zardari served as 11th Pakistan's President from 2008 to 2013.

Meanwhile, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) received a complaint against Zardari for allegedly preventing people to cast their vote in Badin. Furthermore, it asked the concerned returning officer (RO) to submit a report of the complaint, Pakistan Today reported.

 

Earlier, PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto cast his vote in Larkana city from the NA-200 constituency.

Taking to Twitter, Bilawal posted a picture of himself after casting his vote on his Twitter account, saying, "Voted! Every vote counts. #DemocracyistheBestRevenge."

Also, the PPP uploaded a picture of Bilawal's aunt, Sanam Bhutto after she cast her vote from the NA-200 constituency.

Earlier in the day, Zardari's daughters Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari and Aseefa Bhutto Zardari cast their votes in Sindh's Nawabshah.

Bakhtawar took to her Twitter handle to share a picture with her younger sister, where the two showed their inked thumbs.

"Voted with @AseefaBZ this morning in #Nawabshah & inshAllah in Shaheed Benazirabad #TeerChalega #Pakistan #Elections2018 #AgliBariPirZardari @AAliZardari," she tweeted.

Polling which started at 8 am, ended at 6 pm today.

As many as 12,570 candidates are contesting for 272 national and 577 provincial assembly seats.