Pakistan hit back against criticism of its parliamentary election agenda on the same day, according to the Associated Press on Feb. 10**. The electoral process was marked by sporadic attacks by armed elements and the disruption of all mobile communications services.
According to the report, Pakistan has launched a hard-line response to outside criticism, saying that the voting process was peaceful and successful.
On February 9, in Lahore, Pakistan, people are televised live on the opening of the election votes. (AFP).
The United States said that during the voting process on the 8th, Pakistani authorities "unduly interfered" with the freedoms of speech, association and peaceful assembly. The EU said it regretted the lack of fair competition in the elections as some political factions were unable to participate in the elections.
Pakistan was surprised by "the negative tone of some statements that neither took into account the complexity of the electoral process nor acknowledged the fact that tens of millions of Pakistanis freely and passionately exercised their right to vote," Pakistan*** said. The outside narrative "ignores the undeniable fact that Pakistan has held **, peacefully and successfully, amid a serious security threat posed by primarily foreign-sponsored terrorism".
There was no nationwide internet shutdown, "only the suspension of mobile communications on election day to avoid terrorist incidents on polling day," he said.
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