New Delhi: A surprising scandal has rocked the political panorama of Pakistan, as a former commissioner of Rawalpindi accused the chief election commissioner and the chief justice of being concerned in rigging the current elections. Liaquat Ali Chattha, who resigned from his publish on Saturday, claimed that he was underneath immense stress to control the ballot ends in favour of the candidates who had been dropping. He mentioned he was taking the duty for the wrongdoing and demanded that he and others who had been a part of the injustice ought to be punished.
Chattha’s Explosive Allegations
Chattha made his explosive allegations at a press convention on the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, the place he mentioned he couldn’t sleep after stabbing the nation in its again. He mentioned he even contemplated suicide, however determined to reveal the reality earlier than the general public. He appealed to the forms to not do something unsuitable for the politicians, and mentioned that the chief election commissioner and the chief justice had been utterly concerned within the rigging.
His remarks got here amid nationwide protests by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) occasion, led by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, who alleged that their mandate was stolen within the February eight elections.
ECP, CM Reject Claims
The Election Fee of Pakistan (ECP) strongly rejected Chattha’s claims, and mentioned that no official of the fee ever issued any directions to vary the election outcomes. It additionally mentioned that the commissioner of any division had no direct function within the conduct of elections, and that the matter could be investigated.
Punjab’s caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi additionally ordered an neutral probe into the allegations, and fashioned a high-level committee to conduct an inquiry. He mentioned that an unbiased inquiry could be held and the information could be introduced ahead.
Chattha Arrested, Shifted
Following Chattha’s press convention, police arrived on the venue and arrested him. He was shifted to an unknown location by the safety officers. The rationale for his arrest and his present whereabouts will not be clear.
PTI Calls for Re-Election
PTI senior chief and Khan’s shut aide Zulfi Bokhari reacted to Chattha’s revelation on X, and mentioned that it was surprising and unacceptable. He blamed the chief election commissioner and the chief justice for being a part of the crime, and mentioned that Chattha was pushed near suicide by the insufferable stress to rig the elections.
He additionally mentioned that the complete Pindi Division’s elections had been rigged and null and void, and that the state of affairs in different divisions might be worse. He demanded that the elections ought to be re-held and that the individuals’s will ought to be revered.
