UPPER DIR: Women cast their votes for the first time in the history ofUpper Dir as polls opened across the country Wednesday.
Queues of women could be seen outside the polling stations inconstituencies NA-5 and PK-12.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had earlier said that any areawhere women are stopped from or face hindrances in voting could face theelection in its constituency becoming invalid.
They ECP said the results of any constituency would be declared invalidshould the female turnout be lower than 10 per cent. Any person foundinvolved in or facilitating such a deal may face up to three years inprison.