Supporters of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari cheer during a rally on the last day of the election campaign in Larkana of Sindh province, on Feb 6, 2024, ahead of Pakistan's national elections. (PHOTO / AFP)

ISLAMABAD — All the political parties and candidates concluded their campaigns in line with the official regulations at midnight on Tuesday ahead of Pakistan's General Elections 2024 to be held on Thursday, said the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

The ECP issued a statement saying that any candidate and political party participating in the general elections found attending any meeting, procession, corner meeting, or any event after the deadline will be dealt with according to laws.

A total of 5,121 candidates will contest for the 266 general seats in the National Assembly or the lower house of the country's parliament, according to the ECP data

"After the above-mentioned time, the publication of election campaigns, advertisements and other written materials on electronic and print media, which may be suspected of supporting or opposing a particular political party or candidate, is prohibited," said the commission.

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The ECP has also imposed a ban on the publication and telecasting of all kinds of poll surveys on the media until the elections are held.

Political leaders and contesting candidates made efforts through public gatherings, rallies, corner meetings and door-to-door campaigns to achieve maximum public support.

According to the ECP, all the arrangements for the polling day have been completed with the establishment of 90,675 polling stations, the deployment of polling staff as well as security personnel across the country.

A total of 5,121 candidates will contest for the 266 general seats in the National Assembly or the lower house of the country's parliament, according to the ECP data.

While, a total of 12,695 candidates will be competing for the 593 general seats in the four provinces for the provincial assemblies.

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The ECP urged all the registered voters in the country to vote for both the National Assembly and the provincial assemblies to be held on Thursday.