Pakistan

SC forms judicial commission to probe alleged rigging in 2013 polls

Commission’s final report is expected in the next 45 days

Web Desk April 08, 2015

Chief Justice Nasirul Mulk will head the three-member comission PHOTO: APP

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Nasirul Mulk has formed a judicial commission to investigate alleged rigging in the 2013 general elections, Express News reported on Wednesday.

The three-member commission will be headed by the chief justice himself and will comprise of Justice Ameer Hani Muslim and Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan.

The commission’s first meeting will be held Friday afternoon at the Supreme Court building, and a final report is expected to be submitted to the federal government in the next 45 days.

Read: Forming judicial commission will strengthen democracy, says Imran

On April 2, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and the ruling Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz formally signed an agreement paving way for the formation of a judicial commission through a presidential decree to investigate allegations of massive rigging in the 2013 general elections.

Imran Khan’s party had staged a 126-day long sit-in in Islamabad, demanding a probe into the 2013 elections.

Read: Vote fraud charges: PTI, PML-N sign accord on judicial inquiry

COMMENTS (18)

Rashid Malik | 9 years ago | Reply Since it was challenged by IMRAN Jhan of PTI that almost 37.40 Million Votes were False in the General Election of 2008, therefore, then CJ of SC-Pakistan duly cancelled those votes. But, it was never-ever bothered by Any Legal Expert to ask for the CANCELLATION of the Results of the whole ELECTION-2008. The current scenario of Pakistan=Political issue would had never happened, if the Results of Election-2008 declared nul & void.

Nm | 9 years ago | Reply Chairman of the commision allegedly (by hashmi) was part of the Dharna. One member from Sindh, one member from KPK.

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Hugh Slaman | 9 years ago | Reply Weren't there supposed to be members from the intelligence agencies in the investigation? Did IK back down from that?

Usman Malik | 9 years ago | Reply Apart from 1970 elections, all of our elections have been controversial and rigged. It is the first time in Pakistan history that a commission will review the entire election. This is a great achievement of IK. If nothing more, then at least next elections would be much better as compared to the 2013 elections. It has only been possible due to consistent stand of one man. I just now realised that i am writing a positive thing about IK on ET, so hardly any chance for it to be published.

om puri | 9 years ago | Reply @Adnan Siddiqi: Start digging a hole for you. Soon you will need it to hide your hideous soul! Tick tock, tick, tock. ...

ConjuredTruth | 9 years ago | Reply Anybody who thinks this Judicial Commission is going to agree with Imran's allegations of "massive rigging" (which I personally believe to be true) is smoking the same stuff he does. Of course than Imran and PTI supporters will rile against the Judiciary because the decision will not go in their favour. At most, this commission will likely report on some rigging in Karachi since MQM is the currently, temporarily, out of favour with the establishment.

raider | 9 years ago | Reply @Adnan Siddiqi: Actually it is the end of illiterate looters, plunderers, money launderers, they would no more on the scene of the politics, peoples would drag them into the streets like Kaddafi, and it is the fissure between evil forces working in a union against one party that is pti. Dead dark night of cruelty and fear likely to end, this system failed to perform after all 70 years have been given to this system, Aristotle even would say abolish it now

Raisani | 9 years ago | Reply Will there be any punishment for those who made punctures in elections?

Muzaffar | 9 years ago | Reply Great achievment by IK and PTI.Let the truth come out,whatever it is!Amazing that IK keeps on giving to this nation again and again.Respect.

Parvez | 9 years ago | Reply Lets hope the justices don't come up with a wishy-washy report that in the end says nothing.

Adnan Siddiqi | 9 years ago | Reply Beginning of the end of Niazi and the expected verdict of this commission will inshallah relieve this nation of the most horrific and grotesque nightmare since 1992.

oBSERVER | 9 years ago | Reply @Munir: Don't show your poor broughtup.

Sohail Riaz | 9 years ago | Reply My fellow citizens of Pakistan The judiciary will never tarnish its own repute! Imran Khan will have to wait his turn. His turn to win by rigging an election and becoming liek the rest. Doom

Vego | 9 years ago | Reply Just Watch and See ..... !! It is for sure that prior to submission of report, IK & his Tola would start cursing the Judicial commission. IK has one and only one desire to become the premier. Even if the report is in their favor, PTIs' slogan 'Nayya Pakistan' shall stand no where with all the old sheep joining the party would continue with the past practice.

H Chaudhry | 9 years ago | Reply There was no Organized Rigging and no massive rigging. It will be proved that ex CJP/ex COAS and Sethi and others are not involved in some Scheme. Imran will get a slap on his face when Comission will say yes there were some irregularities, NA should fix these and ECP should reform it self. See you in 2018 elections PTI.

Munir | 9 years ago | Reply Accepting justice from Pakistan current judicial system / commission is in itself stupid and naive.

raider | 9 years ago | Reply in 45 days massive rigging can not be proved

oBSERVER | 9 years ago | Reply Leave your name in our history to be revered for all times to come. May Allah SWT give you and your colleagues on this Commission, wisdom and strength to do justice to the future of people of Pakistan. Ameen

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