PM, Senate chairman behind installation of cameras in Senate: Abbasi

PML-N leader demands making footage of past 24 hours public; says efforts are on to 'steal the election'

ISLAMABAD:

Pakistan Muslim-League Nawaz (PML-N) leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi accused Prime Minister Imran Khan and Senate chairman of being involved in the installation of cameras in the Senate on Friday.

"There are no two opinions that Prime Minister Imran Khan and the incumbent Senate chairman, who is also the government's candidate for Senate chairman, are involved in the installation of the cameras," Abbasi said during a press conference in Islamabad.

"No less than six cameras were recovered from the polling booths where the senators have to cast their votes today," he added.

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The footage of the past 24 hours of these cameras should be brought forth before the masses, the PML-N leader said, and added, "efforts are on to use the intelligence agencies of the country to steal the election."

The masses are asking as to who installed these cameras. "It should also be investigated as to when the Senate chairman left the House yesterday, as he was said to be there for until 5am."

"The Constitution of Pakistan says that polling for the Senate election will remain secret and violating that secrecy is a violation of the Constitution," the PML-N leader said.

"Today, the premier, Senate chairman, Senate's staff and security personnel of the National Assembly are all involved in violating the Constitution," he lamented.

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Abbasi stressed that the masses want answers as to why the intelligence agencies of this country are being used to steal the poll.

"Everyone knows what efforts were made to manipulate the voting earlier [to elect Hafeez Sheikh] too," he added.

Earlier today, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders accused of sabotaging the Senate elections by installing cameras at the polling booths.