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Voters cast ballot to answer: "Should Scotland be an independent country?"

EDINBURGH: The Scottish independence referendum officially started on early Thursday as polling stations opened for voting on the question "Should Scotland be an independent country?."

From 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. British Summer Time, ballots for the choice of "Yes" or "No" would be cast at polling stations in 32 local authorities, with a predicted turnout of 88 percent.

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