Voices on the ground:
One voter in Hangu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province tells RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal that polling is peaceful in his village. "The polling is peaceful and all the people from our tribe and village are cooperating with the election officials."
Another:
"All our fears about security went away after we reached the polling station in the morning. There is a huge crowd here and polling is going peacefully. "
#KarachiBlast Update: 11 killed, 40 injured. 7 wounded are in critical conditions. #ANP @mashaalradio. #PakElection2013
— Bashir Ahmad Gwakh (@bashirgwakh) May 11, 2013
IMPORTANT:
Register your complaints with the Election Commission Pakistan. Call 0519210801, 0519210802, 0519210803, 0519210804, and 051-9210805
— hiranajam (@hiranajam) May 11, 2013
KP govt confirms women vote blocked by political parties | DAWN.COM dawn.com/2013/05/10/low… via @dawn_com
— Shaheen Buneri (@shaheenbuneri) May 11, 2013
#Elections2013:pic of democratic activity in Dir once strong hold if Taliban @mashaalradio twitter.com/journalist777/…
— Majeed Babar (@journalist777) May 11, 2013
The election scramble in Karachi:
#BloodyElection: explosion heard in Takhbhai area near Mardan
— Majeed Babar (@journalist777) May 11, 2013
Women queue to vote in Islamabad:
RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal reports: Explosion at the polling place at Khazana high school in Laram Village near Peshawar. So far one dead and three injured.
RT @kingofshaw0ws: @mansoorgeonews NA-253 .. Ballot papers took by unknown men .. Saying Polling will start 2pm. #Rigging #Fraud #Pakistan”
— Mansoor Ali Khan (@MansoorGeoNews) May 11, 2013
There had been complaints from this polling station from early this morning:
So I tried but didn't voted #election2013 #Karachi #pollingstationsclosed
— NoorulHuda Daudpota (@pink_b) May 11, 2013
When I asked where Ms. Daudpota was, she replied:
@zachprague NA 253
— NoorulHuda Daudpota (@pink_b) May 11, 2013