Judicial commission presents questionnaire to political parties

Responses of questionnaire have to be handed over to judicial commission by Wednesday, April 29


Our Correspondent April 27, 2015
PHOTO: AFP

ISLAMABAD: The judicial commission presented a questionnaire to all political parties on Monday to investigate into allegations of rigging and other possible malpractices in the 2013 general elections.

Responses of the questionnaire have to be handed over to the commission by Wednesday, April 29.

The questionnaire asks three questions, and related sub questions, about the 2013 general elections.

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The first question asks if the party alleges that the 2013 general elections were not carried out honestly, impartially, justly and in accordance with the law. If that be the case, the parties must submit supporting material and eye-witness accounts.

The second question inquires if the general elections were manipulated in a "systematic" manner. Those who may have designed and planned it, the design itself, and those who implemented it have to be identified.

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The questionnaire also inquires whether rigging was carried out for elections of national assembly seats or both national and provincial. A sub question asks whether rigging was limited to a certain province or all four provinces.

Chairing the meeting of the commission, Chief Justice Nasirul Mulk said that the terms and conditions for the judicial commission were very clear but responses of many political parties were not in accordance with the terms of references (ToRs).

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The commission, formed after an Ordinance was issued by President Mamnoon Hussain, was in response to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) demand for a probe into the rigging.

COMMENTS (2)

raider | 8 years ago | Reply judicial commission exertion is perceived as matter aimed at to be delayed and binned
Karim Ahmad | 8 years ago | Reply The notion that Imran Khan insisted to put in the word "systematic" in the TORs to let the commission give a decision against IK which he will accept - he said he will - and thus everybody will forget the dharna and people of pakistan can go on living a miserable life as it was before - getting more and more visible! The whole pakistani media and politicians are part of a grande "Time Pass" conspiracy to show the world that we are here and not that inactive that anyone can bulldoze us like libya/iraq etc. But the facts aside - some elements in media and politics give the nation a certain "Hope" - as artifical it may be.
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