According to a press release, the decision to print ballot papers for the elections was taken by the ECP at a meeting held with the Printing Corporation of Pakistan Press and Pakistan Security Printing Corporation in September 2012. It was agreed that 180 million tentative ballot papers would be printed.
Imran alleged that extra ballot papers were printed and distributed in five divisions of Punjab on May 9. Interestingly, ballot papers had already been distributed to the ROs by then who had prepared the sealed bags for the polls. As a result, the ECP claims that it would have been practically impossible to print and distribute extra ballot papers.
The exact number of ballot papers printed for each constituency is communicated to the provincial election commissioners by the returning officers. The decision is made according to the number of voters in each constituency. The election commissioner sends this number to the printing presses.
Anwar rebutted the charges levelled by the PTI chief.
“The allegations are completely baseless, frivolous and without any substance,” he said. “I can vouch for the fact that not even a single ballot paper was printed from any private printing press.”
Published in The Express Tribune, August 19th,2014.
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ECP has no credibility , they supplied regular ink instead of magnetic ink and above all it was the returning officers who corrupted the ballots. You people have no room to talk any more and I suggest that the whole ECP officials be replaced with some people with credibility.
ecp don,t worry the credibility of IK is lost ,he has proved himself a liar ,u turn master and confused mass of protoplasm , he does not respect the written agreements like will not enter red zone later says he will do that .this was not expected from him but proved himself not different from other conventional politician !
Has ECP come out after more than a year, as to why proper ink was not used in thumb impressions? Why has there been no investigation in this regard?
Obtaining justice in this country is next to impossible task, isn't it failure of our institutes? World reached to moon and we are striving for our fundamental right. Moreover if someone will fight for his right, people will criticize him instead of giving him support, what a nation we are.
The news is Gullu Butt aka. Mehboob Anwar is gone on two months leave. These liars will not win Inshallah!
Yes sure, these were the cleanest most honest election in the history of the world, they were so clean that all politians of world would like to follow in PML N steps.
In any other country, the EC would have resigned after fraud has been detected in every constituency result scrutinised by the tribunals so far. But, I guess, they are 'all honourable men.'
If people want to do a vot count, that is not possible because bogus and unverified votes were casted. If people want to verify vote count, that is not possible because Incorrect Stamp were used
It is election comission's job to ensure elections are free & fair and transparent. Maybe Mehboob Anwar needs to be told that this is what he gets paid for. Just rebutting allegations will not make any progress. People want to know who was responsible for the rigging in elections?
Lets ask the ECP sacked chairman!!!
To resolve this controversy ECP should publish its audited accounts on its website for the last year along with details of payments made for different expenditures including printing of ballot papers.
Yes that's why the Chief Secretary accepted he gave 200 people to carry out the printing work..... Stop lying to people !