Overview

• Surge in attacks targeting election candidates and offices in Pakistan's Sindh and Balochistan provinces ahead of general elections.
• At least seven lives claimed in election-related violence in Karachi, Nushki, and Sibi.
• Militants attack police station in northern Pakistan, killing at least 10 officers.
• Pakistan's Election Commission to deploy thousands of security personnel across the country for voter safety.
• Half of Pakistan's polling stations classified as sensitive or most sensitive due to risk of violence.