Pakistan Election Commission today extended the time for voting by an hour following large voter turnout across the country in the landmark elections. The voting was set to end at 5 pm (local time) but sizable number of voters kept arriving at the polling stations. Subsequently, the Election Commission announced that voting will continue till 6 pm (6:30 IST).        

In some constituencies in Karachi, polling was extended till 7 pm (7:30 IST) as voters faced problems earlier in the day. Election officials said that turn out was expected to be 60 per cent.