INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:

Elections 2018: ECP extends polling time by one hour after PTI requestISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of

Pakistan (ECP) on Friday extended polling timings by one hour for the general elections scheduled to be held on July 25

The new timings, as per the ECP press release, will be from 8am to till 6pm.The polling will be held for 10 hours without any interval.The

timings have been extended to facilitate the voters and to ensure that maximum voters participate in the election process.Pakistan

Tehreek-e-Insaf had requested the ECP on Wednesday to extend polling timings as it would be difficult for the voters to go out in hot

For the previous elections in 2013, the polling time for the voters was from 8am till 5pm.