KARACHI, Feb 09 (NNI): Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi Ameer Engr Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has said that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) failed in a miserable manner in holding free and fair elections.
The JI leader expressed these views while addressing a press conference held at Idara Noor-e-Haq — the JI Karachi headquarters, here on Friday.
Speaking on the occasion, the JI leader said that the JI will hold protest and sit-ins against the historical rigging and insult to mandate of masses. He further said that the JI will expand the scope of protest across the country.
The ECP will have to explain what outcome it wants to achieve by violating the mandate of masses time and again, he said. The entire exercise cost the national exchequer Rs48 billion, he said, asking what was the purpose of such an expensive exercise, if the ECP had to announce the result of her own will.
Detailing the anomalies, he said the ECP had announced that form 45 and 46 would be issued the same night but it was not the case. He said that form 45 and 46 were issued on Friday and they were showing the worst kind of rigging and insult of mandate.
On the occasion, he highlighted several examples, including one of PS 91 where the Muttahida Qaumi Movment bagged 5,000 votes but in the connected NA, the MQM was bestowed 88,000 votes.
He also highlighted that according to the announcement, the JI’s candidate in NA 236 only received 21,000 votes. Similarly, he said, Alamgir bagged only 10,000 votes as per the announcement, whereas both the candidates received much more votes as per for 45 and 46.
He further said that the JI’s candidate Muhammad Farooq in PS 91 stood first with 23,000 votes whereas Muhammad Ahmed, Junaid Mukati, and Abdul Rasheed won in PS 124, 104 and 106 respectively.
It is pertinent to mention here that apart from the pre poll and post poll rigging, dozens of polling stations came under attack in Baldia Town, Nazimabad, Korangi and other areas of the city. The media and the social media showed multiple videos of rigging, display or fire arms, firing and rigging elections. NNI
