ISLAMABAD
Taliban in Pakistan has wreaked havoc to election campaign rallies since they started in April ahead of many see as the most ever democratic vote in Pakistan, a country which had seen 40 years of military rule with four coup d'etats.
With only hours to Saturday's elections, Taliban has continued to sent messages to media outlets, pledging to hurt the voting and saying "Islam forbids elections."
Targeting especially nationalist and secular parties, TTP has so far claimed responsibility for the killing of 125 candidates in the past 2 weeks.
TTP Speaker Ihsanullah Ihsan has said "we would do our best to prevent the elections," listing Pakistan Public's Party, the United Nation Movement and the National Public Party as primary targets.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa state in the northwestern part of the country, has seen the biggest of perils as Beluchistan is another area that several candidates and election offices were attacked while Punjab, where half of Pakistanis reside, remained safe so far.
Army supports the elections
Pakistani army has expressed an unprecedented support for the elections as Chief of the General Staff Ashvaq Kayhani has called the public to go to polls in order to contribute in a democratic system.
Around 70,000 soldiers will help police maintain the order in Saturday's vote.
Reporting by Erkan Yigitsozlu
