Pakistanis are voting on July 25 in elections that could propel former World Cup cricketer Imran Khan to power, as security fears intensified with a voting-day blast that killed at least 30.

Women stand in a queue as they wait to cast their vote outside a polling station during general election in Lahore.

An elderly man shows his inked thumb after casting his vote outside a polling station in Lahore.

A woman casts her vote at a polling station in Lahore.

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Women stand in a queue as they wait to cast their vote at a polling station in Islamabad.

Pakistani soldiers stand guard outside a polling station in Karachi.

A man casts his vote at a polling station in Karachi.

An elderly man is assisted by his son as they arrive at a polling station in Rawalpindi.

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A woman walks out of a polling station holding Pakistan's national flag after casting her ballot in Rawalpindi.

A Pakistan election official hands out ballots to voters at a polling station in Islamabad.

Shahbaz Sharif, the younger brother of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and the head of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), shows his ballot papers as he casts his vote at a polling station in Lahore.

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Imran Khan, head of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, arrives at a polling station to cast his vote in Islamabad.

A woman casts her vote at a polling station in Islamabad.

Pakistan's cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf speaks to the media after casting his vote at a polling station in Islamabad.

Voters line-up to vote at a polling station in Rawalpindi.

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A policeman search voters outside a polling station in Lahore on July 25, 2018.

A soldier stands guard next to ballot boxes at a polling station in Islamabad.

A man casts his vote at a polling station in Quetta on July 25, 2018.

A woman casts her vote at a polling station in Quetta.

A man casts his vote as a soldier stands guard at a polling station in Karachi.

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A burqa-clad woman casts her vote at a polling station in Pehawar.

A man helps his blind father to casts his vote at a polling station in Islamabad.