‘Controversial’
PTI leader demands polling authorities issue election results in line with Form 45
Islamabad
Imran Khan-founded Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) demanded “controversial” Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja step down from the top post after his “failure” in stopping “election rigging”.
“In light of Khan sahib’s directives, PTI demands him [CEC Raja] to step down immediately,” PTI leader Barrister Gohar Ali Khan told journalists after meeting the party’s founder in Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail.
The PTI, along with other major parties, has decried the election results, alleging systematic rigging in the February 8 elections — the biggest polls that the country staged in its more than seven-decade history.
The top PTI leader also demanded that the polling authorities issue election results in line with Form 45 — as several parties claim that there were discrepancies in the results based on Form 47.
Emphasising the significance of transparent and fair elections, Barrister Gohar said the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has failed to fulfill its responsibility.
Gohar noted that the former ruling party has always urged the election commission to ensure transparent election, but lamented that the PTI’s concerns were not addressed.
“The release of election results under Form-45s is crucial to uphold the public mandate,” he added. The ex-ruling party’s leader demanded an investigation into the conduct of the Feb 8 elections.
He also recalled former Rawalpindi commissioner Liaquat Ali Chatha’s bombshell revelations, in which he alleged that results were changed under his watch. Gohar said that the safety of the former top official and his family should be ensured.
