{"id":28151,"date":"2018-07-12T20:48:59","date_gmt":"2018-07-12T10:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=28151"},"modified":"2018-07-12T20:48:59","modified_gmt":"2018-07-12T10:48:59","slug":"meddling-has-made-election-controversial-raza-rabbani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/meddling-has-made-election-controversial-raza-rabbani\/","title":{"rendered":"Meddling\u2019 has made election controversial: Raza Rabbani"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Former Senate chairman Mian Raza Rabbani on Thursday alleged that \u201cmeddling\u201d was being carried out in the run-up to the elections, making the polls controversial even before they are held on July 25 as scheduled.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during a session of the Senate, Rabbani raised doubts over the transparency of the upcoming polls and declared that the Election Commission of Pakistan has failed in its constitutional role to ensure free, fair and transparent elections.<\/p>\n<p>The senator pointed out that the ECP secretary had said in the past that \u201cexternal forces\u201d were not allowing for successful elections, before the official distanced himself from his statement.<\/p>\n<p>His statement was not the only one; the caretaker interior minister also mentioned that an \u201cexternal hand\u201d did not want elections to be held on time in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Efforts are being made to postpone the elections, Rabbani remarked. A certain political party asked for extension in polling time and the ECP agreed to extend the polling time \u2013 which has raised doubts over the process, he continued.<\/p>\n<p>Other political parties were not consulted before granting of extension in the polling hours, Rabbani added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Former Senate chairman Mian Raza Rabbani on Thursday alleged that \u201cmeddling\u201d was being carried out in the run-up to the elections, making the polls controversial even before they are held on July 25 as scheduled. 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