Islamabad [Pakistan], Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (
) has released a white paper on alleged rigging in the February 8 general elections, and has demanded the formation of a judicial commission to investigate the "snatching of 180 seats", as reported by Geo News.
"We won 18 seats in the (February 8) elections. Our seats were given to another party through Form 47," Chairman Barrister Gohar said at a press conference on Thursday.
The chief stressed that he has filed a petition in the apex court against the alleged rigging, “but the petition has not yet been fixed for hearing,” lamented Gohar, “We are here to bring it to our notice. Issuing a 300-page white paper." According to Geo News report, Barrister Gohar said, “People know how their mandate was stolen." Point to be noted is that
-backed independent candidates won the most National Assembly seats in recent general elections, followed by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawa (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), although the latter, with the support of other parties. PML-N won. A coalition government including the PPP was formed at the center and later it became the single largest party in the lower house of Parliament after the allocation of reserved seats.
It lost rights over reserved seats because its member contested the election as an independent candidate, Geo News reported. Noting the decision of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to declare intra-party elections illegal,
The chief said his party was forced to contest the general elections without its iconic 'BAT' election symbol. He said, “Our victory was converted into defeat by manipulating the election results in Form 47." Furthermore, Gohar stressed that the White Paper based on reports from international organizations, foreign media and newspapers called for electoral reforms to eliminate election rigging once and for all.
General Secretary Omar Ayub said that the ECP is being given billions of rupees to conduct free and fair elections in the country. “We demand the Chief Election Commissioner to step down,” he said, blaming the election conducting body for conducting transparent elections in the country. Accused of failing..
) has released a white paper on alleged rigging in the February 8 general elections, and has demanded the formation of a judicial commission to investigate the "snatching of 180 seats", as reported by Geo News.
"We won 18 seats in the (February 8) elections. Our seats were given to another party through Form 47," Chairman Barrister Gohar said at a press conference on Thursday.
The chief stressed that he has filed a petition in the apex court against the alleged rigging, “but the petition has not yet been fixed for hearing,” lamented Gohar, “We are here to bring it to our notice. Issuing a 300-page white paper." According to Geo News report, Barrister Gohar said, “People know how their mandate was stolen." Point to be noted is that
-backed independent candidates won the most National Assembly seats in recent general elections, followed by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawa (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), although the latter, with the support of other parties. PML-N won. A coalition government including the PPP was formed at the center and later it became the single largest party in the lower house of Parliament after the allocation of reserved seats.
It lost rights over reserved seats because its member contested the election as an independent candidate, Geo News reported. Noting the decision of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to declare intra-party elections illegal,
The chief said his party was forced to contest the general elections without its iconic 'BAT' election symbol. He said, “Our victory was converted into defeat by manipulating the election results in Form 47." Furthermore, Gohar stressed that the White Paper based on reports from international organizations, foreign media and newspapers called for electoral reforms to eliminate election rigging once and for all.
General Secretary Omar Ayub said that the ECP is being given billions of rupees to conduct free and fair elections in the country. “We demand the Chief Election Commissioner to step down,” he said, blaming the election conducting body for conducting transparent elections in the country. Accused of failing..
