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The allegations of rigging in Pakistan elections were absolutely true. This was said by a Pakistani official, who was on election duty. The officer has admitted to election rigging right in front of his eyes. With this the officer has resigned from his post. According to the report, this allegation has been made by a commissioner of Pakistan. He held a press conference at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium and accepted the allegations of rigging and said that all this happened under his supervision. After this the officer tendered his resignation. There has been a stir in Pakistan after this incident. Jailed former PM Imran Khan has been alleging rigging in Pakistan elections since the beginning.
Amid the impasse over formation of the federal government in Pakistan following a fractured mandate in the general elections, Rawalpindi Division Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chatta resigned from his post on Saturday in protest against electoral irregularities, especially rigging, The News International reported. given. According to the report, the commissioner tendered his resignation saying that he had done injustice to the people of Rawalpindi division. He admitted that there was “rigging” in the Rawalpindi division and he was responsible for it. “We turned the losers into winners by a margin of 50,000 votes,” he claimed and surrendered himself before the police.
Commissioner apologized to people for rigging
Admitting to rigging, Liaquat Ali said, “I apologize to the returning officers of my division.” He said his subordinates were crying over what they were instructed to do. Chattha claimed that even today election workers are putting fake stamps on ballot papers. He expressed regret and said, “We have done injustice to the country…I should be hanged at Kachehri Chowk in Rawalpindi.” Emphasizing that he was under pressure from social media and overseas Pakistanis, the officer revealed that he even attempted suicide this morning, The Express Tribune reported.
Meanwhile, the Punjab government has rejected the allegations of rigging by a senior official.
Acting Information Minister denied the allegations
According to Geo News, Pakistan’s acting Information Minister Amir Mir said that this is neither a revelation nor an admission of crime, but it is a claim and allegation to harm the credibility of the election. He said that he completely rejects Chatta’s allegations. Mir said that a person talking about suicide could only be a psychopath, adding that Chatta was moving towards retirement on March 13. “A few weeks before his retirement he is doing political stunts. I think he wants to make a political career.” Asked by Chatta about claims of people working under him crying on election day, Mir said the media did not see anyone crying.
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