Voting underway for 2nd round of Pak byelections

KARACHI/PESHAWAR: Polling for Pakistan’s second round of by-elections in three national and provincial assembly constituencies in Karachi and Peshawar were underway amidst strict security. A total of 8,58,866 voters are eligible to cast their ballots in the by-polls, which were necessitated after the candidates elected in the July 25 general elections tendered their resignations. All three belonged to the ruling Tehreek-i-insaf party.