The overall atmosphere is very tense and general public are in a dilemma whether to go for vote or not.
Blast at a polling station in Shakardar, Swat has badly damaged the school building,moreover another bomb went off in a degree college in Charbagh area, however the college was not listed as polling station.In Bajour at the Anayat Kalay polling station a bomb has exploded.
Despite yesterday’s warning by the Chief Election Commissioner that any one barring women from casting their votes would be dealt severely, practically had no effect on the triditionalist as in most parts of Mianwali district of Punjab and district Dir of NWFP and in Bajour trible agency the elders have made it clear that no woman will cast her vote.
In a firing incidence at a polling station in NA 112 a PML(N) worker was killed and the presiding officer has suspended the polling temporarilly.Last night a PML(N) candidate Asif Ashraf for PP-154 was killed by unknown men in Lahore.