Rashid challenges Imran to prove rigging allegations in Parliament
“Parliament is the only platform to raise your issues in a democratic system,” said Rashid, while addressing a joint press conference with Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and Minister of State for Information Technology Anusha Rehman in Islamabad.
The information minister said Imran should raise his concerns regarding the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) Post-Election Review report in Parliament, while clarifying that the report released by the ECP on September 22, does not claim that the PTI was winning the polls during the general elections.
Rashid went on to add that unsuccessful attempts have been made to discredit the May 2013 elections and the election commission.
Further, Finance Minister Dar said that elaborate and effective measures were introduced in the 2013 elections to ensure transparency for the first time in the country's history.
“The election procedure needs to be reformed but this doesn’t mean the results of the general elections should not be accepted,” the finance minister said.
“Initially the PML-N won 148 seats in the National Assembly against the required 136 for a majority, while PTI just won 34 including minorities and seats reserved for women,” Dar claimed, questioning, how a party with just 34 seats could make claims of forming a government.
“If PTI had complaints against elections, it should have filed petitions with the election tribunals,” the finance minister said, adding that PTI filed a total of 58 petitions, including 30 against National Assembly constituencies. "Of these 30 constituencies, only 15 were from Punjab and PML-N and PTI candidates were in direct contest in just two of these constituencies," he added.
Referring to the PTI’s demands, Dar said, “We even offered PTI vice chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi to take over the chairmanship of the parliamentary committee on electoral reforms.”
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@liaqat ali: The problem is that the votes polled are sealed after vote counting has been done/result announced.After the bags are sealed they could only be opened on the court orders for re-counting.How the Interior Minister know that 60000 to 70000 votes are un-verifiable in each constituency?.There are only two options:-Either the Minister knew it in advance,of the rigging which took place OR the boxes were re-opened illegally and their verification done.It clearly raised doubts about the validity of the votes polled and thus elections become controversial.
The ECP is yet to put on their website form 14, 15,16 & 17 as per rule. why have they not done that. yet ? The election had flaws as per the draft report Dec2013, which bred rigging & that is what IK is talking about. When election has been conducted against all those mentioned flaws, you think the result will be fair ?
PML N has gone mentally berserk. They did not comprehend that they will be challenged this way. The way the press conference was conducted by Mr Dar in presence of Mr Rashid & Ms Anusha was as if the election was conducted by them. It was not them, but the caretaker govt, so let them justify, but panic has set in their bones. Why not let commission be formed to confirm all aspect of EC management of election, instead of creating road blocks. TORs as per PML N will never be agreed. Let TORs be made by SC, if SC is really interested to resolve the issue. SC can do this as per article 190 of the constitution, so what SC is waiting for ?
Mr. Rashid they've already been proved beyond any doubts and enough proofs have emerged over the last 1.5 years, You can fool around somebody else please. You want to stay in power brought to you by rigging, sure you can in the country of sleeping people but can't fool us anymore!
@Lion King: Yes , because unverifiable votes doent mean they are fake. remember these votes are verified as per procedure adopted in all previous elections. and these counts inclusde proporataional votes fro everyparty including pti. looks like you have never seen a polling booth and Ik is expoliting ignorant people like yourselves. go check facts first .
Why should'nt PM Nawaz Sharif proves allegations of London Plan in the Parliament?.Atleast the government should lodge a protest with the USA,Britain,Canada and Iran by calling their Ambassadors to Foreign Office for making/executing that Plan. The Plan as the PM said had failed.
Imran lost the elections fair and square. He is a spoiled sport and cant come to terms with reality. It was the PPP government that appointed the caretaker setup, plus Imran Khan is tge one who wanted ROs to be court dtaff and now he takes a uturn crying foul. Go Imran Go. There is no place for a u-turn politician here:)
Pervez Rashid and most other experienced "yes sir" politicians make politically correct statements like this one for the media. IK and Qadri are 99% correct in what they say is wrong with the Pakistan and its rulers. Unfortunately they are non-politicians just making honest statements.
Come on imran accept the challenge
Useless damage control. Its apparent by now election 2013 was a major disaster.
My question to Mr.Rashid, if everything was so above board, why were PMLN minsters taking stay orders against vote verification? This one question no PMLN supporter has been able to answer adequately...
Pervaiz Rashid is a Gem !! he is fluent liar and all is proven, Sometime I feel PMLN should be PML^2 ( PM L Square) - PML Liars !
I would request all journalist to pls. give them a shut up call on the spot when they are caught red handed lying to Nation.
If elections weren't rigged then launch and independent judical inquiry. Don't sack NADRA chairman stop threatning witnesses and follow FAFEN proposal to find out the truth. Parliament hasn't done much except on working on how to make Pakistan number 1 in corruption index.
Just - Go Nawaz Go!
Sure!
Open the ballot boxes and thumb print verify them with the NADRA database. And do it all in the assembly.
Pervaiz Rashid sahab your ideas will backfire on you big time.
I come to know that PMLn attitude is worst than worst dictator over this planet. Everyone except PMLn say that elections 2013 were unfair while Mr. PM says those were the most fair elections of the history.
I could not comprehend one this, Election Commission is an independent institute, it conducted the elections under the caretaker government, now it has released one report which is related to the elections so how come the present government is in panic and clarifying the report instead the EC, what they have to do with it, when we blame that Noon rigged the elections then they say that it was held by independent EC under caretaker government and they have nothing to do it but why this report is irritating them and where is the so called independent EC..
Chaudhry Nisar Ali the Interior Minister of this government acknowledged that there were around 60-70,000 unverifiable votes in every constituency during election 2013. Do we need any further proofs of rigging ???
how does anyone ever prove anything with respect to these savages...be warned O politicians, judiciary & mulvis a day will come as no proof will be required....people will hunt you so called parliamentarians & the rest like animals and no media outlet will be able to save you.
Some one kindly tell him to turn on the computer, go to election comission website and read the report provided by election comission which shows rigging proves in elections 2013.