Police officer killed in shooting at polling station in Pakistan

Polling station staff were shot at in Pakistan, leaving one police officer dead, according to the ARY News TV channel, Report informs referring to TASS.

The incident took place in Tank District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Voting there was stopped.

Earlier, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Pakistan ordered a temporary suspension of mobile communication services throughout the country due to the ongoing elections to the National Assembly (lower house of parliament). This decision was made for security reasons in light of the recent increase in terrorist activity in the country.

Elections to the National Assembly and provincial legislatures began in Pakistan at 08:00 and will continue until 17:00. The most promising political associations in the context of the upcoming elections are the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz faction) and the Pakistan People’s Party.