People walk past a poster of jailed Pakistan`s former Prime Minister Imran Khan, near his party office in Islamabad. The former international cricket star has been given three lengthy prison sentences in under a week and been banned from politics for 10 years

Leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party Raoof Hasan along with Ahmad Awais speaks during a press conference in Islamabad on February 6. The rights observers have dubbed the Pakistan general election as deeply flawed, with the country`s most charismatic politician (Imram Khan) languishing in jail and  barred from taking part

A security personnel stands guard near Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) election office in Quetta. In the past few days, a dozen separate attacks have been reported across Balochistan, at least five of which targeted candidates from different political parties

At least four people were killed by a bomb blast near a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) rally in the provincial capital Quetta

Almost 6,500 candidates from 150 parties will be standing in Pakistan`s election this week, but only around five percent of them are women

Samar Haroon Bilour, a candidate of the Awami National Party (ANP) stands beside party workers during an election campaign rally in Peshawar. She has taken over her husband`s campaign when he was shot dead by militants shortly before the last election

Workers preparing voting materials at a distributing centre in Islamabad on February 6

Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced that it had delivered more than 260 million ballot papers across the country

A street festooned with flags of political parties ahead of Pakistan`s national elections, in Quetta

A Pakistan army convoy patrols along a road in Hyderabad on February 6, ahead of Pakistan`s national election on February 8