Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has cast his first vote in local bodies in Larkana, the same constituency where his mother Benazir Bhutto had cast her last vote.
Bilawal drove his vehicle to the polling station accompanied by hundreds of party supporters and activists who were shouting pro-PPP slogans and seemed to be in a joyous mood.
According to the decision of the Election Commission of Pakistan the polling time has been extended to 10 hours-from 7:30 am till 5:30 pm without any break.
The voters queues seen at the polling stations in the two provinces. The polling began at 7.30am at most polling stations this morning.
More than 20 million voters will exercise their right to vote in eight districts of Sindh and 12 districts of Punjab.
All presiding officers have given powers of a first-class magistrate.
The army troops have been called in by the civil administration for maintenance of law and order in sensitive districts during the local government elections.
The authorities have announced local holiday in all 20 districts of Sindh and Punjab on the polling day.
