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Namesake Sharif brothers cast vote

Rajanpur [Pakistan], July 15 (ANI): Two brothers, who share the names of former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif, cast their vote on Wednesday in the ongoing General Elections.

Nawaz and Shehbaz Sharif, whose father named them because of his love for the party, voted from the NA-194, Rajanpur 2 constituency, reported Geo News.

Polling in the ongoing Pakistan General Election began at 8 AM and will continue till 6 PM in the country's 85,307 polling stations, 17,007 of which have been declared as "highly sensitive".

Nearly 106 million registered voters will cast their vote to choose the new government in Pakistan.

As many as 12,570 candidates are contesting for 272 national and 577 provincial assembly seats. (ANI)


This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI

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