PTI senior leader Dr Shireen Mazari. PHOTO: NNI/FILE
“The structure of (white paper) is written. We’ve been overwhelmed with documents and are now simply putting together these documents. It’ll be completed next week,” said PTI MNA Shireen Mazari.
Mazari is heading the committee that is preparing the paper that will expose how some politicians allegedly managed to obtain desired results in their respective constituencies on May 11.
Party leaders on Friday told The Express Tribune that documentary and visual proofs about mismatches in the results will be presented to both the Supreme Court (SC) as well as to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
The preliminary findings of the committee hold presiding officers and returning officers responsible for ignoring those allegedly involved in manipulating elections’ results at various polling stations, they added.
“We have collected some 12,000 election-related complaints from across the country. We’ll submit them to the apex court and to the ECP,” said a member of the committee.
PTI leader Hamid Khan will produce these evidences to the apex court if the court takes the petition seeking probe into the May 11 polls’ rigging. The party is also moving for an early hearing of the petition already filed with the court.
PTI Chairman Imran Khan had filed a petition with the apex court for investigation in the alleged rigging in the general elections. The petition also maintained that government machinery had also been used in ‘carrying out the rigging’.
He was of the view that the ECP, after going through this paper, could announce reelections in several constituencies like NA-122 and NA-125 under the army’s supervision.
PTI Chairman Imran Khan and senior leader Hamid Khan lost their seats to candidates of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz in Lahore in general elections.
Over two dozen polling stations witnessed a 200 per cent voter turnout against the total registered votes, he added.
The role of the caretaker has been pointed in the paper to be released in a press conference by PTI Chairman Imran Khan.
PTI leader Shahzad Waseem was of the view that the team’s major focus remained on the alleged rigging in hundreds of polling stations in interior Sindh including Karachi, and in Lahore.
A chunk of complaints had been received at offices in Karachi and Lahore where several polling stations were not directly under police control, he added.
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"Mr 90 day Khan" your time is about to over. Please focus on your promises of Naya Pakistan or your party will be doomed.
@asad: FORCED are you kidding OR do exist. What exactly you did?
' @ murtaza Please google for newspapers mid December 2012 onwards especially his long march to D Chowk in Islamabad and the speeches he continued to make all through
Also scout for Khara Sach Mubashir Lucman kay saath programmes with Tahir ul Qadri as also Sawal Yeh Hai with Dr Danish. Awaz Tv website will give you an assortment of other interveiws with different Channels.
Truth always stands out
@excalibur
Can you share where i can find the information you are stating i.e. 'Qadri exposed the face with precise details' . Is this available anywhere, was it released to the media in a press release. is it published?
is it in a a proper referenced form citing sources and data? Please do share because the more information we have, the better chance we have to come up with a conscious solution.
@ murtaza
Please understand that the EC itself was structured on a malafide basis . It delivered what it was designed for. Qadri exposed the facade with precise details but was laughed out by everyone including the SC.
It is not rocket science to still need EU or anyone else to play the good cop bad cop game with us and make a fool of us. More smoke and mirrors ?
As for politics, we cannot abdicate our governance to crooks and scoundrels.
' Pakistani
What is your take on the PML N on exactly the same criteria ? Good to be honest and impartial
@excalibur
I agree with you in entirety when you say be weary of international and foreign elements monitoring, interfering or directing the course of Pakistan's people. The very reason we are a victim of patron-client democracy is due to our "independence" from colonization.
That being said, i reiterate that nothing should be taken as truth. we each as individuals need to decide for ourselves. We need to challenge authority whatever it may be and then come to a conclusion.
I'm amazed to see that me being a nobody 28 year old has read a 90 page report which has so much detail. we can start by fact checking and co relating with our own observations and come to a conclusion.
I only stated the EU report because no other report is available to start with. http://www.eueom.eu/files/dmfile/eu-eom-pakistan-2013-final-report_en.pdf
These people and cases don't matter to me or the average joe. EOBI, NICL, NRO, etc don't mean anything to us because politics is not the game of the average joe by design and purpose.
The report is illustrates that. and the arguments made by media, politicians and judiciary are no where close to the real causes of corruption, fraud and inequality in the 2013 elections
@ Murtaza Well said! We should expect similar distractions from PTI during the next 5 years since it has failed to perform on its promises and didn't eradicate corruption, terrorism and misgovernance. The 24 member cabinet comprising of 12 full Ministers, 4 Advisors, 5 Special Assistants, 1 Senior Minister and 1 Chief Minister is simply eating away public money. The law allows only 14 and therefore rest of the 11 parasites are surplus! Corruption has not decreased and nor did terrorism. Rather the terrorism has further increased after the Taliban Khan's government has sworn in KPK. Now these people are desperately trying to divert attention of the public from their failure. Hankering after the past is one's inability to enter into the future!
@ Murtaza
Our penchant to remain subservient to the white skin remains unchanged. For whatever reason the very idea of have this or that foreign observers monitor us as our Lord and Masters is despicable. How many times has Pakistan monitored elections elsewhere ? Accepting such EU groups is an insult we should be good enough to rely on our own.
Dr Tahirul Qadri's eloquent and articulate awareness campaign to the nation stands true to the minutest detail but we are shameless not to have taken him seriously What is the point of any post mortem now ? It is too little too late as always
The most relevant Urdu proverb for all these gimmicks of PTI is: "khisyani billi khamba nochay!" It is moving its followers in circles and has no ability to move ahead.
Dear Readers of ET and Citizens of Pakistan,
Has anyone taken the time to read the 90 page and over 30 recommendations made in the EU Election Observers report? It has some insane amount of data about of what happened before, during and after the elections. Im not saying that this report is fact and should be adhered too, but its a good place to start.
It illustrates reasons whether policy, law, accountability, political will and of course corruption had roles to play in the results of the May elections. That being said, if the media or citizens had actually read this report, it is a great basis(white paper) to start with to find ways to ensure the same mistakes are made again.
Do we have any educated, level headed and conscious thinkers left here in Pakistan, or are we all sheep following the latest dogma or narrative? We must once again start thinking.
PS: The latest contempt case on IK and the Judiciary Stance is smoke and mirrors for the DI Khan escape. Both IK and Judiciary are guilty, often you need two guilty parties if you don't want a real result or outcome in a case.
@ali ahmed: But that was rigging, what MQM did made it look like a minnow. I am truly amazed at the mentality of MQMiets that how quickly they point at others as if rigging is a right thing to do if others are doing it.
@Ali Tipu: A great logical reply. These morons and crooks are here just to criticize PTI sitting in Air Conditioned rooms completely oblivious from situations in K-P
@al: Apply this same logic to ut taliban merderous friends whom u wqnt to give respect to
@Riaz Ahmad: My God! Are we really that horrible? Are we? Of course, you are convinced about us being evil personafied and perhaps this give you a reason for your sense of being inferior a person, and the self-hatred that you often display. After all how can you be any different than us, after all you are also product of the same soil and creed like us. Just an immigraton visa or permanent residency does not take away the natural endowments from an individual-----does it?
Why don't the PTI MNA declare there tax's? Even the might Imtan Khan declares such little tax, what example are you setting for others?
Try an concentrate on your disastrous start in KP, if that's how u will run things then thanks God u aren't running the rest of the country
@ mateen
The System itself was responsible in the sense that the EC itself was politicised and biased to begin with Each and every word said by Dr Qadri has come absolutely true right upto the CEC'resignation. Whether it is KPK, Punjab, Baluchistan or Sind any questionable election needs to be investigated in a transparent manner without exception. The role of ROs and DROs , is so revealing. Tribunals have still not given verdict on the cases pending from 2008 Elections ! The people cannot be fooled all the time. For Nawaz/Shahbaz to claim victory within 2 hours of polling time and the U.S Ambasador visiting them is even for the blind to see how the results were rigged in advance to give the designed results.Thumb impressions checking was denied , why ? We also compare with India in everything. Why there is never any dispute in their elections results ? Because the polling is all electronically done but our vested powers deliberately keep the system open to manipulation
@uza syed
So your saying, every crime a person ever commits should be let go?
Shameful to see people like you.
A country where you have to literally shout over and over agin to get your way.. and sometimes never. So sad!
@Excalibur:
Every political party when loses election always allege that his party had won the election, but due to rigging by the winning political party in which government machinery was used, massive rigging had taken place due to which his party lost election, otherwise, today his party would have been ruling the country.
What do you say about the KPK where PTI has formed the government? Did rigging also took place in KPK or not?
You will NOT say so, as PTI won the election and have made the government in KPK.
Won't it be wise if you focus on controlling the mess that you are creating in your NAYA KP?
Hope white paper would also include more than 100% turnout in IK's Mianwali victory seat and more than 200% turnout in Asad Qaiser's KP seat.
The rigging cry is an excuse for PTI to keep its head buried in sand and turn a blind eye towards the gigantic challenges of terrorism, economy, floods control etc. You can fool some of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.
@Uza Syed: The sad truth is that you are all a nation addicted to corruption in every field at all levels. The other sad truth is the utter lack of shame, you will never acknowledge truth. It is for this reason you are suffering each and every type of problem in your dog eat dog society.
ALSO, PTI to Issue WHITE FLAG for dealing with TTP after "90 days to eliminate terrorism" expires shortly!
@xnain...what about rigging done by PML-n in punjab..PPP in rural sindh and in Lyari and PTI and J.I in KPP
@ syed A Mateen & Pakistan
Unless you are PML N and as usual seek refuge in 'matti pao'doctrine this notion of an elected govt or next polls deception is laughable A mandate has been usurped NOW and here to allow usurpers to continue for 5 years is to demolish Pakistan at the hands of such crooks.
The System as it exists will never bring any change at all
Once government is installed, cannot be removed unless the term of the government expires.
Petition and cases will take such a long time to deliver the judgement that by then the time of the present government would have been already over.
My sincere advice to Chairman PTI Mr. Imran Khan is that he and his entire team should put all their energy to see things moving ahead in the province where PTI has made the government and make the province as a role model for the people/voters of rest of the provinces, so that next time when elections will be held, voters should vote for PTI and to no one else.
Still PTI has a chance to win the next general election and PTI must prove that it is worth for the people of Pakistan to bring PTI in the National Assembly, Provincial Assemblies and the Senate to make PTI government in Pakistan.
I commit now with PTI that I will vote for PTI in the next general election, provided PTI successfully run the Government in the province in which it gets the majority of votes and a common man of the province where PTI is ruling should be seems to be satisfied in every walk of life.
Can you please stop this and move on? For God's sake concentrate on YOUR own problems/issues first. 250+ militants escaped the prison even though your government was PRECISELY informed about the attach well before the day it took place. This is extremely childish. Learn to accept defeat. I am not a PML-N supporter but your vote count did not come even close to that of PML-N let alone clean sweeping the elections. Do something for this country and your province or else you might get completely marginalized in the next elections.
@Amir wait kro bhai.......It takes time to photoshop "Evidence" that is to be shown.
White paper should also be issued on pti performance in kpk where flood is playing havoc and they are confronting with courts/election commission to hide their failure. Shameful..
Rotay hee Rehna.... time to move on kidz
after the elections, Imran khan brand has sunk now. His own profile is suddenly very low, whereas prior to elections, he was something of a celebrity. He's finding it difficult to accept the ground realities and therefore adjusting to the new situation. He wants special treatment for everything. He does not want to attend apc on terrorism. He wants to have e his special meeting with pm and General Kyani. His attitude on cj and election commission is sick. It's that of a spoiled overgrown child. Why does not he focus his energies on sorting KPK situation. He's nothing in national politics. PTI was just a bubble which burst on the election day. It's very difficult to wake up from the dream and illusion he had built around himself. Instead of continuing his waffle, he should be looking at the reasons why pti flopped so badly and how he can do better next time around. For him waiting 5 years seems too hard. He's like typical actors/ celebrities who always want to be in the news. Gives impression of being a don, above all else in Pakistan.
Imran khan and his party need to focus on KP ... their performance in KP is only way out ... TRUST ME!
Is the white paper going to contain the names of the PTI elected candidates who have fake degrees or who have not paid any personal income taxes in the last 3 years??
Dr Tahirul Qadri is the only sncere person meaning well of Pakistan and all his assertions have come true . All others including Imran Khan should be ashamed of themselves and take ownership of their obvious stupidity and zero vision. No point in crying over spilt milk
@asad: Dear asad;
Pleaese expose things, God will bless you for your kind deeds
Can PTI come out from election and start focusing for future of Pakistan. Enough said about election.
Change can bring only looking forward.PTI's national bird making yet another announcement about the awaited white paper.
@Uza Syed: hahaha, rigging is a meaningless word to describe what MQM did on 11th May, Thappa mar mandate.
Im sure the white paper will be white, i.e. blank
Before anything else, Aunty Hairdo Mazari should also pull out a white paper on rampant irregularities and rigging which took place during PTI's much heralded Intra-Party elections.
I am a returning officer who want to expose rigging we were FORCED to do but have too much pressure to stay silent.
@Uza Syed
Your response is the perfect example of "Sawal Gandum Jawab Channa". Your rhetoric still doesn't justify the rigging in elections. KP government is good or evil, right or wrong, the case or the story here isn't in any way related to it as is comprehended by your obsessive mind. What if they present evidences and they are proven, would you still be this much nonsensical in your approach?
How about a white paper on your KPK performance so far?
They keep issuing white papers that are not even worth the paper they are printed on. PTI is anti-environment. They should go green and stop this white paper nonsense.
PTI should also hold those people within the party responsible who failed to deliver during the election campaign. Rest this white paper will serve the purpose
Oh for God's sake, I am now getting tired of crying wolf....Just submit the DAMN white paper and let us get it over with.
Phukhy threats...let's see some substance.
Is Shireen Mazari a man or a woman?
The more you mourn your defeat and the more you wish to blame others for your short comings the more you discredit your self. You are trying to divert attention, yours as well as ours, from what your best good friends did to us all in Dera Ismail Khan jail break. Let's face it madam, no amount of 'spin doctoring' can diminsh the seriousness of them freeing by force and taking away 253 terrorists of which dozens most lethal ones. This puts both your credibility and ability to govern and our vulnerability under your incomtentence.