Pakistan electoral physique shaped committee data statements amid rigging allegations

The Election Fee of Pakistan (ECP) shaped excessive degree committee to probe into allegations of former Rawalpindi Commissioner recorded statements of District Returning Officers (DROs) and Returning Officers (ROs) of involved constituencies, ARY Information reported citing sources on Wednesday.

Based on the report, the committee led by a senior member of ECP recorded statements of DROs and RO of 13 Nationwide Meeting constituencies and 26 provincial meeting constituencies of Rawalpindi division.

The sources aware of the event mentioned that Pakistan Digital Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) additionally submitted the transcript of former Rawalpindi Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chatha’s presser, accusing ECP and Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa of involvement within the ‘election rigging’.

ARY Information reported citing sources that DROs and ROs have additionally submitted written statements to the committee. The high-level committee has began the compilation of its report which might be submitted to the ECP on Wednesday.

In the meantime, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is intensifying its name for the rapid resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja, holding him answerable for the alleged failure to make sure free, truthful, and clear normal elections in 2024, ARY Information reported.

Accusing the Election Fee of Pakistan (ECP) of failing in its duty, Khan referred to as for an investigation into Liaquat Ali Chatha’s allegations and the conduct of the February 8 elections. He asserted that CEC Raja’s resignation would contribute to a non-controversial inquiry into the reported irregularities on February 8.

Liaquat Ali Chatha’s stunning admission of involvement in election rigging added one other layer of controversy to the already disputed polls. Chatha implicated himself and accused the ECP and Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa of being concerned within the alleged rigging, a declare denied by each the ECP and the Chief Justice.

In response to Chatha’s allegations, the ECP flatly rejected the accusations, stating that neither the ECP nor its officers instructed the Rawalpindi commissioner to change election outcomes. The ECP clarified that commissioners of any division shouldn’t have a direct function in conducting elections, as they’re neither District Returning Officers (DROs), Returning Officers (ROs), nor Presiding Officers (POs).

Following the press convention, Liaquat Ali Chatha was transferred, and Rawalpindi Improvement Authority DG Saif Anwar Jappa was assigned the extra cost, ARY Information reported.