There was also discussion at the meeting about the possibility of the commission being challenged in the Supreme Court. Legal experts believe that in such a situation, the Court could reject the commission leaving the PTI to battle for it. This, however, is something for the future. Right now we can only warmly welcome the fact that a decision has been taken to fairly look into what happened during the 2013 poll. Certainly, quite beyond political realities, we need to get to the bottom of this. The question has remained open for too long. It is unfortunate that so many political parties, at least initially, believed that there should be no effort to determine if rigging took place and on what scale. Given this, the PML-N’s decision is welcome.
Certainly, we need to resolve the problems within our voting system and any inquiry carried out by the commission will help achieve this. The commission is, therefore, to be welcomed as a positive step forward. The next steps will follow from this point on.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 26th, 2015.
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