Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Imran said that after his 'tsunami' march on March 23, 2013 at Minar-e-Pakistan the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) feared that they will lose the elections and started establishing 'empires' at the election commission.
Explaining how rigging was carried out during the elections, Imran claimed that Justice Ramday hosted a dinner for returning officers (ROs) with the former chief justice as the chief guest.
"Iftikhar Chaudhry convinced the ROs that former president Asif Ali Zardari has destroyed the country and only Nawaz Sharif can save it."
"Najam Sethi made changes according to the wishes of PML-N," Imran alleged, adding that the finance secretary, home secretary and education secretary were not removed from their posts because favours were needed from them to facilitate rigging.
The PTI chief went on to add that Justice Riaz Kayani, an employee of the Sharifs, asked Election Commissioner Tariq Qadri to meet PML-N MNA Pervaiz Malik. Malik asked Qadri to remove Imran's posters from Lahore and upon refusal he was transferred to Karachi.
"Qadri was replaced by Anwar Mehboob who was transferred from Karachi to Lahore in an unlawful move as transfers cannot be made after the election schedule is announced."
Holding Justice Ramday responsible for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's early victory speech, Imran said, "when only 15% of the results were in, Ramday asked Nawaz to give his victory speech fearing that the ROs might get scared of the mass rigging they were carrying out and might stop".
Further, Imran claimed Anwar Mehboob asked 200 people to print extra ballot papers, adding that printers in Urdu Bazaar were asked to do the job.
"Millions of ballot papers were printed for 28 National Assembly seats in five divisions of Punjab, namely Lahore, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Multan and Faisalabad."
The PTI chairperson also claimed that Admiral Fasih Bokhari wrote a letter to Zardari in which he voiced his fears that pre-poll rigging was happening and that the former chief justice was involved in it as well.
Concluding his press conference, Imran urged the Punjab police to let him and his supporters protest peacefully. He once again clarified that he is not a proponent of martial law and only wants free and fair elections.
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Maybe Yes maybe No but PMLn has set an example for all future interim governments that they will be rewarded if PMLn wins elections. PMLn has already started rigging for future elections.
Imran Khan has leveled grave charges. Below are some of my thoughts on the subject:
North Waziristan Operation While it is true that a military solution is not best choice, but a survival from terrorism was the issue, and to the extent that military bases, civil airports, civil infrastructure, people were attacked. What about the foreign terrorists and the training camps? Why did the government wait so long?
Elections Law of necessity cited for every military takeover by apex court. Rigging in voting and election fraud, a continuing cancer. Imran Khan, "No change envisaged, and no recourse after representation to the apex court, parliament. Monetary cost is staggering to uncover fraud, and so the common man can get no justice as election tribunals dismiss representations on technical grounds but not on vote count."
@Sara: He graduated from Oxford......Imran Khan does use statistics to make many of his points which is something we should credit him for. The rigging allegations, though, are pretty straightforward and have very little to do with mathematical gymnastics.
Please explain in more detail, if you know something more
I wish IK would had graduated from a reasonable university to understand statistics. His politics is based on rigging stats which even he himself cannot proof because hypothesis based on old medians and deviations support the win of PML-N. Imran is a good person but he has a very weak mathematical perception about the elections outcome. Sigh !!!! Do good maths buddy
@Mohammad Mansoor Ali Ansari: Remember the death penalty can be awarded on circumstantial evidence
He has gone completely nuts , first he blamed GEO for victory speech now he's blaming Ramday!!!
Dear IK, Your each and every word makes sense.
I strongly believe that you do not lie like other politicians. My support is evident from my trust in you.
Imran Khan has again leveled mere allegations of rigging. He has presented no proofs again. PTI should present evidence of electoral fraud. Raising accusations is not going to help.
Except remember the time the Sharifs threw Sethi in jail.
Why doesn't someone tell Mr. Khan how it is shameful to see such an extremely "educated" man stoop to committing this https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/burden-of-proof
hmm...as a layman i can link the below...
sharif favored the ex CJ by bringing him to power...and then sharifs won the elections...favor in return! sethi was the acting CM when sharif won, later he was made the PCB chief (he also has close relations with sharifs)...favor in return!
The only true and fearless leader. IK, we all love you!
We should definitely make Imran Khan the Prime Minister. He has all the answers.
Tribune fails to mention that all helpers in rigging mentioned by khan got favors right after PMLN govt starts working in center and Punjab.
Truth exposed.
These are serious allegations mostly based on proof. The federal government should step down and hold re-elections after electoral reforms. Furthermore, those involved in rigging should be charged with treason under Article 6 so that this does not happen again.
Sir, take a bow. Those crying that stock exchange is going down and all. Let me ask them to show some patience. Democracy can only be fruitful with free and fair elections. Just wait, let IK do his work, if he succeeds, you and your generations will thank him, take my words on this. We have this problem of crying when we are not happy today, not realising that today's struggle is equal to sowing seeds for future fruit trees.
Then why you show confidence in him at the time of selection of care taker government. Either you were wrong at that time or you are wrong now. In either case this is U-turn.
If this is true not only does Shareef khandan needs to be FORCED to stop down, but ruthless and brutal punishment should be handed out to these criminals WHO STOLE THE VOTES OF THE NATION!