19 Killed Amid 2nd Round of Pakistani Vote
Clashes between supporters of rival candidates left at least 19 people dead and more than 100 injured as Pakistanis voted Thursday in the second phase of municipal elections, officials said.
The violence came despite the deployment of thousands of soldiers, paramilitary troops and a large number of police at polling stations. In the first phase of the elections, on Aug. 18, as many as 22 people were killed and more than 200 injured.
On Thursday, 12 deaths were reported in the eastern province of Punjab, said police spokesman Malik Munir.
Five deaths were reported in the southern province of Sindh, one in northwestern Pakistan, and one in the southwest, said an Interior Ministry official, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Voting was held in 54 districts of Pakistan under tight security, said Kanwar Mohammed Dilshad, a senior election official.
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