Former Member National Assembly and Pashtun Tahafuz Movement leader Mohsin Dawar has shared via a tweet on X that “Taliban have taken over polling stations in Tappi, N. Waziristan in my constituency NA-40”.

Taliban have taken over polling stations in Tappi, N. Waziristan in my constituency NA-40. Three of our female polling agents escaped a blast in the morning. I had conveyed my concerns about the security situation in Tappi to the DRO which were ignored. ECP has to take notice. pic.twitter.com/4chQUNivB6

— Mohsin Dawar (@mjdawar) February 8, 2024

He went on to share that “three of our female polling agents escaped a blast in the morning. I had conveyed my concerns about the security situation in Tappi to the DRO which were ignored. ECP has to take notice.”

NA-40 same constituency where women are being barred from voting. Journalist Iftikhar Firdous also posted that an unidentified man has been recorded, taking away an entire ballot box. Voting as resumed but women are not being allowed to vote.

Women being barred to vote from NA-40 Miranshah, North Waziristan, an unidentified man picks away an entire ballot box. After the government has stepped in the voting has begun again but women are not being allowed to vote. pic.twitter.com/IclAdQdtju

— Iftikhar Firdous (@IftikharFirdous) February 8, 2024