ISLAMABAD - Acting on the complaints of rigging in several constituencies in Karachi and other parts of the country, the Election Commission of Pakistan has sought all records from DRO, RO, DPOs pertaining to rigging.
The commission took the step to conduct a thorough review and decide accordingly.
Moreover, re-polling in Karachi’s NA-250 will take place between 7-10 days.
In a related development, Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso issued a statement on Monday according to which the role and efforts made by all the organs of the state and national institutions including the Federal and Provincial authorities was appreciated for holding the country’s historical general elections in smooth and orderly manner.
The Prime Minister said that complaints of rigging in elections and grievances, if any, may be brought to the notice of the Election Commission of Pakistan for appropriate action and redress.
Statements by any political groups or parties which provoke violence or foment anti-federation feelings are highly detrimental to our national integrity, especially at this critical juncture of our history, said the Prime Minister. However, it was not immediately clear whose statement the PM referred to.
The Election Commission of Pakistan has formed 14 election tribunals to hear complaints in connection with alleged rigging in the May 11 elections.
Five tribunals have been set up in Punjab and three each in Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. They will be headed by retired session’s judge. The tribunals will have the authority to declare elections on constituencies null and void if rigging complaints were proven to be correct.