As Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf proceed to protest claiming rigging within the nationwide election aided by former Rawalpindi commissioner Liaquat Ali Chatha’s declare that he declared losers as winners by altering ballots below stress, social media platform X (previously Twitter) is reportedly down throughout Pakistan as customers are going through issue in loading the web page. Liaquat Ali Chatha additionally alleged that the chief election commissioner and chief justice have been concerned within the malpractice.
The interruption in companies is attributed to the “escalating unrest and protests” surrounding allegations of election fraud, in line with the Web monitoring group NetBlocks.
Responding to the allegations, the Election Fee of Pakistan (ECP) has established a high-level committee to research the claims of rigging made by Rawalpindi Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chatha.
In a press launch issued yesterday, the electoral watchdog introduced that the committee would come with senior election fee officers such because the secretary, particular secretary, and extra director basic of regulation. The committee is tasked with recording statements from returning officers and district returning officers and is anticipated to submit a report back to the fee inside three days.
Regardless of the rigging allegations made by former Rawalpindi Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chatha, a gaggle of 5 district returning officers, together with 4 male officers and a feminine officer, rejected the claims throughout a press convention alongside the brand new Pindi Commissioner Saif Anwar. Additionally they urged the Election Fee of Pakistan to conduct an unbiased inquiry into the allegations, asserting that they weren’t influenced by any exterior pressures and performed the polls in accordance with the Election Act and the instructions supplied by the electoral watchdog.
In the meantime, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa commented that baseless allegations missing proof maintain no weightage. The chief justice made these remarks in response to claims by Rawalpindi Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chatha, who asserted that the chief election commissioner and the chief justice have been “additionally fully concerned” in alleged election rigging.