LAHORE – Shameem Sharif, the mother of former premier Nawaz Sharif andformer chief minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif, arrived at a polling stationin Lahore to cast her vote for the 11th General Elections.

The 85-year-old lady hopped in a car to reach the Railway road area ofLahore where she is expected to cast her vote shortly.

The said region is encompassed by NA-124 constituency where Hamza ShehbazSharif, the son of Shehbaz Sharif is contesting against PakistanTehreek-e-Insaf’s Nauman Qaiser and Zubair Kardar of Pakistan Peoples Party.

The polling for the general elections across Pakistan started at 8 am whichwill continue till 6 pm without any formal break.

In the ongoing elections, as many as 105.96 million people, including 47million female voters, will be able to use their right to vote, with over1,2000 candidates vying for 270 national and 570 provincial assemblyseats. Twenty-three percent of the total voters would be taking part in theexercise for the first time.

It is common practice in the rural areas of Pakistan where female votersare denied their right; however, the turnover of women voters in urbanareas remained comparatively satisfactory in the previous elections.