“In Multan, notes won and votes lost,” he said.
On October 16, veteran politician Hashmi faced a historic by-election defeat as he conceded his traditional National Assembly seat (NA-149) to an independent candidate, Amir Dogar, supported by the PTI.
Since his fallout with PTI chairman Imran Khan, Hashmi has been backed by the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, of which he was a senior leader before joining the PTI.
While addressing the media, Rafique sand praises of Hashmi, claiming he ‘idolised’ the veteran politician since the time he was a member of the PML-N said, “A hundred Imran Khans and a hundred Shah Mehmood Qureshi combined cannot make one Hashmi.”
“Democracy needs Hashmi,” the railways minister asserted.
"Imran thinks that Hashmi’s political career is over with his defeat in the by-polls but he is mistaken,” Rafique said, adding, “Imran lost the war of ethics and principles.”
Addressing the media as well, Hashmi, who conceded his defeat in the by-polls, said, “I lost the war of polls but won the battle for democracy.”
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@Asad Agree with you 100% and its even more pitiful that there are still some people who actually support these 'rulers'.
Its pity that such people are ruling us.
Saad Rafique if your honest allow the recounting in your constituency and stop hiding behind stay orders. This nation has seen how boxes of ballot were taken in your homes , manipulated and brought back in dark hour of the night. Stop fooling people you can only be a minister in a corrupt regime like PMLN. Please don't reject me as a supporter of PTI or PAT or other I friendly parties I am not, I am living thousands of miles away but as a Pakistani my heart bleeds seeing people like you and Sharifs eating away this country.
To prove my point these Khawajas of PMLN have done nothing for Pakistan, here is the official word from the ECP's web page profile of Mr. Saad Rafique: Areas of Legislative Interest • No Area of Interest In other words Mr. Rafigue has no ideas or interests on what laws to introduce that will make Pakistan better. I rest my case.
GO NAWAZ GO. Iqbal Hadi Zaidi
N league..they think everything comes with money..they bought votes,they rigged where it wasn't possible to buy them...that's where a line is drawn between a fair and a corupt person..throughout IK's jalsa,he always talked about rigging,never said votes were bought...shame is a word unknown to dynastic politicians
@Rafi: Fine if you think so. Then request for a Re-election in Multan and this time we will put up a candidate of PTI directly. And this time we will inform you in advance that we will win and In sha Allah we will win. That is the confidence of Kaptaan.
When Mr Saad Rafiq says the NA-149 election was bought, is he mean that Election commission officials took money for this seat.He should have explained how the election was bought. If he says about this seat,than he should also know how the general elections of 2013 were bought
You are right Mr. Khawaja he is so big hypocrite that no one can match him. If he is so potential leader please induct him in your party. In PTI he was liability on it. We are happy that we have got rid of him.
An illiterate clown bereft of any integrity. All he is capable of is spinning a web of lies.
@mystriousforever: Go a head plz
Bought from whom Mr Dunstan?
and the level of corruption you government has set in Pakistan.. 100s of other countries cant match
According to status co parties the democracy in Pakistan means not allowing the common man to chant anti government slogans like Go Nawaz Go, not allow any one to hold any kind of political activity in Larkana and Karachi, create hurdles if any one is planning for jalsa, try to politically victimize and terrorize the opponents, use the government machinery including police for there own benefits and the list of steps taken by the governments to strengthen democracy goes on.
Why on earth is he heading railways???? what's his qualification????
Definitely match fixing. Shame on Jalsa Khan !!
Saad has lost his mind. In the service of his master and lord,.. Nawaz,..this Saad will say and do anything. That is what sycophants do.
Yeah attempted to be bought by the gang of federal and Punjab ministers who remained ensconced in Circuit House Multan for many days but failed miserably
Saad Rafiq...You are insulting the common,they are not judges who can be brought with money..
The Biggest Bigot and Hypocrite and Liar on this planet!
...says the guy who took out a stay order against verification of votes in his constituency.
When is his stay order expiring? I would like to know how he won his seat.
IK ... pls offer PMLN a re-election in NA-149 and I am sure PMLN will eleminated forever...
Everyone knows how you won your seat! Shameless person.