ISLAMABAD – An intelligence agencies report submitted to the InteriorMinistry and the Election Commission of Pakistan has highlighted thethreats faced by the election process in all four provinces.
The report states that separatists are a security challenge in Balochistanwhile in Karachi, the MQM-London could act to sabotage elections.
The report identifies religious extremism as the biggest security challengeto the election exercise in Punjab.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the agencies suspect attacks on political leaders isthe biggest threat and have also said the Pakhtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) —some leaders of which are in the election race as independents — could posea challenge.