Polling is expected to begin at 8am and conclude without any break at 6pm across the country's 85,307 polling stations, of which 17,007 have been declared 'highly sensitive'.
As many as 12,570 candidates are contesting for a total of 849 seats of national and provincial assemblies in the general election.
For a smooth polling process, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has deployed staff of around 1.6 million people at polling stations across the country.
Guarding the ECP staff and voters will be 449,465 policemen and over 370,000 military personnel.
In a special message on Tuesday, Chief Election Commissioner Justice (retd) Sardar Raza Khan urged voters to come out of their homes and fulfill their national duty of casting the ballot.
A public holiday has been declared across the country on Wednesday in order to facilitate the voting process.
Pakistan's National Assembly consists of a total of 342 members of which 272 will be directly elected today whereas the rest — 60 seats reserved for women and 10 for religious minorities — are selected later through proportional representation among parties with more than five per cent of the vote.
A party can form the government if it manages to clinch 172 seats in total.
Election material delivered amid tight security
Election material including ballot boxes, seals, polling booths, ink, ballot papers and other necessary items were delivered to polling stations across the country amid tight security on Tuesday.
The returning officers, who were handed the election material by the ECP earlier this week, delivered it to the presiding officers at the polling stations under the supervision of police and the army.
Electioneering officially ended across the country late Monday night as per the ECP's rules.
The midnight deadline brought to an end a hectic and deadly period of campaigning which saw scores of small-and-large-scale political rallies as well as terrorist attacks on election candidates and gatherings.
Constituencies where polls have been postponed
Polls have been postponed on NA-103 (Faisalabad) NA-60 (Rawalpindi), PP-103 (Faisalabad), PK-99 (Dera Ismail Khan), PB-35 (Mastung), PP-87 (Mainwali), PK-78 (Peshawar) and PS-87 (Malir).
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ECP installs result management system
The Election Commission of Pakistan has installed a result management system ahead of General Elections 2018. The ECP said it has successfully tested the service twice.
Moreover, the authority has also prepared a mobile application for users. The presiding officer who will dispatch results successfully will receive Rs1,000 as reward.
Further details here.
Head of CW Observers Group urges Pakistani to vote
Former President of Nigeria and head of Commonwealth Observers Group, General (Retd) Abdulsalami Abubakar has appealed to all Pakistani registered voters to come out of their homes, businesses and workstations and cast their votes for the candidates of their choice.
“Come out and vote for your candidates, whether its rain or sunshine,” Abubakar said.
NADRA issues CNICs to 650,000 citizens
The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has issued CNICs to 650,000 citizens in five days, which will enable them to cast their votes.
According to a NADRA spokesperson, about 300,000 CNICs are ready to be delivered, the Radio Pakistan reported. NADRA offices remained open till at 9pm on Tuesday to carry out the task.
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