February 16 at 10 p.m
Islamabad Police has said that more personnel have been called for the possible protest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf on Saturday.
Islamabad Police said in a statement on X that Tehreek-e-Insaf has not given any request for protest yet.
According to the police, no rally or procession will be allowed inside the high security zone and legal action will be taken in case of blocking the road and illegal assembly.
The police also said that the blockade and checking has been tightened in the city.
February 16 at 9 pm
PTI demands resignation of Chief Election Commissioner
The core committee of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has demanded the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner over allegations of rigging in the general elections.
In the declaration issued after the meeting of the core committee on X, it was accused that the Election Commission is engaged in the last conspiracy to rob the newly elected members of Parliament of Tehreek-e-Insaf on the most ridiculous technical grounds and rob them of the public mandate. ‘
According to the statement, the people will neither accept the insult of their mandate by the Election Commission nor will they forgive those who dig the graves of the constitution and democracy.
It was said in the statement that not only Tehreek-e-Insaf but the leading political parties are raising their voices on the ‘criminal’ role of the Chief Election Commissioner and the Election Commission, so they have no further justification to sit in the commission and they should resign immediately.
Declaration of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Core Committee meeting
After the shameful attempts to punish Imran Khan in false cases, take away the bat sign and forcefully keep Tehreek-e-Insaf out of the election, the Election Commission has decided to impeach the newly elected members of Parliament of Tehreek-e-Insaf on ridiculous technical grounds.
According to a post on X: ‘Founding Chairman Imran Khan has called for a peaceful protest tomorrow for the entire nation in blatant disregard of the public mandate.’
The PTI core committee has appealed to the people to ‘suspend normal life, especially business activities on Sunday and play their part to thwart the nefarious plan of power sharing among their rejected political elements.’
February 16 at 7:50 PM
One of the National Assembly, six newly elected independent members of the Punjab Assembly joined the PML-N
Pakistan Muslim League-N said in a statement that one of the National Assembly and six newly elected independent members of the Punjab Assembly have joined the party.
According to the statement, Rashid Akbar Nawani who won the election as an independent from National Assembly Constituency NA 92 Bhakkar, Ahmad Nawaz Nawani from PP 90 Bhakkar, Amir Inayat Shahani from PP 92 and 93 Bhakkar and PP 272. Rana Abdul Manan who won from Muzaffargarh has joined the PML-N.
Similarly, Akbar Hayat Haraj from PP 205 Khanewal and Asghar Hayat Haraj from PP 212 Khanewal have also joined the party.
It was stated in the statement that PML-N’s senior vice-president and nominated chief minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif met with these independent members of the assembly, in which full confidence was expressed in the leadership of Nawaz Sharif.
February 16 at 7 pm
New government will not last more than eight to 10 months: GDA leader Pir Pagara
Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) chief Peer Pagara has said that according to his information, the incoming government will not last more than eight to 10 months.
Addressing a protest rally in Jamshoro, he alleged that the results of the general elections were sold three months ago, which was also paid for.
He questioned the silence of the Election Commission and demanded to take notice of the alleged rigging in the general elections.
Peer Pagara hailed the performance of PTI-backed independent candidates in the general elections, saying the party’s youth and women supporters had performed a ‘miracle’ despite obstacles.
He said that what happened due to inflation during the last 20 months of the government? The middle class is being eliminated. After this inflation, inflation will skyrocket and the middle class will be wiped out.
He added: ‘Imran Khan did not steal from Tosha Khana, that was a mistake. I don’t consider Imran Khan a thief. Didn’t any Prime Minister take a car from Tosha Khana before Imran Khan? If so, then why only Imran was targeted.’
The GDA leader said that his protest was against taking away the mandate. “If you don’t give respect and justice in this country, people will find an alternative way.”
February 16 at 3:45 PM
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Salman Akram Raja on Friday said that PTI would have been the only party in the majority in the federation had the general elections with his party not been rigged in 2024.
Addressing local and international media representatives in a press conference, he said that the rigging on February 8 and 9 was a big attack on democracy and his party’s ’85 seats were rigged’.
Salman Akram Raja said that ‘fake’ Form 47 was created and changes were made in Form 45. ‘Then what was the benefit of holding elections?’
He said that he and his wife, who is also an election agent, were kicked out in the Returning Officer’s office.
On the other hand, other PTI leaders also claimed that they faced rigging in their constituencies.
PTI spokesperson Rauf Hassan said the 2024 elections will be remembered for the ‘biggest voter fraud’ against his party.
He said: ‘According to our data, we should have got 177 National Assembly seats but we got only 92. 85 seats have been withdrawn from us by rigging.’
He said that they have confirmed data for 46 seats and formation is being done for 39 seats.
February 16 at 2:40 PM
PTI presented the details of the alleged rigging to the media
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has presented the details of the alleged rigging in the general elections on February 8 to the media.
While holding a press conference in Islamabad, PTI leader Shandana Gulzar shared the details of the alleged rigging in the election with the media.
He said that ‘we took 12 lakh 50 thousand votes in Karachi but we did not get a single seat.’
According to Shandana Gulzar: ‘In Punjab we got 1.36 million votes and we were given 55 seats. This is a joke with the people of Pakistan. ‘
Showing graphics on the big screen, he said that PTI had won 154 seats in the National Assembly on February 9 till three in the morning, while Muslim League-N and People’s Party had won 47 and 47 seats respectively.
He said that PTI was winning 42 seats in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, some of which were stolen and 37 seats were given to the party.
He said that we were winning three seats from Islamabad and all three were stolen. In Punjab we were winning 115 seats but 55 were given away. In Balochistan we were getting four but we got one seat.
February 16, 12:40 AM
Supreme Court: Scheduled for hearing the petition to declare the February 8 election null and void
The Supreme Court has scheduled for hearing the plea of a former army officer to ‘annul the general elections’ held on February 8.
A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Qazi Faiz Isa will hear the petition on February 19. The bench includes Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Justice Musrat Hilali.
In the petition filed by retired Brigadier Ali Khan, the stand was taken that after the pre-poll rigging and delay in the results, democratic principles are threatened and therefore the Supreme Court should order fresh elections under its supervision within 30 days.
Apart from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, several major political parties are protesting this election alleging rigging.
February 16, 11:45 am
Alleged election rigging: Jamaat-e-Islami protests in Islamabad, GDA and JUI protest in Sindh
Against the alleged rigging of general elections 2024 in Pakistan, pro-Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) parties staged sit-ins at Jamshoro Interchange in Sindh, while Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) held protest sit-ins at three places in the province, Sindh and Punjab. The border has been closed.
On the other hand, Jamaat-e-Islami is also protesting in Islamabad today.
According to Correspondent Amar Garu, a political alliance formed in opposition to the ruling Pakistan People’s Party in Sindh, under the auspices of the Grand Democratic Alliance, protested today on the M9 Motorway at the Jamshoro Interchange near Hyderabad against alleged rigging during the general elections 2024. is going.
Traffic coming from Punjab is suspended due to picketing on the highway during the protest. Other parties involved in GDA including Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, Sindh United Party (SUP), Sindh Progressive Party (STP), Qaumi Awami Tehreek, Pakistan People’s Party workers along with GDA chief participated in the protest sit-in. Peer Pagada and Harfors are also participating.
People started coming from different cities of Sindh to participate in GDA’s protest sit-in since last night and in view of the protest, the Motorway Police directed the citizens to and from Karachi to take alternative routes.
Other important leaders including Pir Pagada, Dr. Safdar Abbasi, Ayaz Latif Plajo, Dr. Qadir Magsi and Zulfiqar Mirza will address the GDA sit-in.
The leadership of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Sindh has also announced its support for this protest sit-in of GDA.
On the other hand, Deputy Information Secretary of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Sindh, Mohammad Sami Swati, told Independent Urdu that his party will protest against election rigging at Dera Mor on Indus Highway, near Sukkur on Qaumi Shahrah in front of Nusrat Bhutto University and In Ghotki, Kumum Shaheed has been given a dharna near Obavoro, due to which the border of Sindh and Punjab has been closed.
He further informed that JUI leader Rashid Mehmood Soomro, Maulana Saud Afzal Halijvi and Maulana Muhammad Saleh Andhar are participating in these sit-ins.
Meanwhile, according to Jamaat-e-Islami, a protest will be held outside the National Press Club in the capital Islamabad at 4:30 pm against the alleged rigging in the general elections.
February 16, 11:40 am
Sindh High Court: Tribunals set up to hear election petitions
The Chief Justice Sindh High Court has constituted tribunals to hear the election petitions against alleged rigging in the general elections 2024.
According to Correspondent Amar Guru, according to the notification issued by the Registrar Sindh High Court, the election petition will be heard in the Principal Seat High Court for Karachi Division and two benches have been formed to hear the election petitions in Karachi Division.
Bench One will consist of Justice Muhammad Karim Khan Agha and Bench Two Justice Adnan Iqbal Chaudhry.
Justice Muhammad Iqbal Kalhoro will hear the election petition of Sukkur Division. Justice Amjad Ali Sohto will hear the election petition of Hyderabad Division.
The election petition of Larkana Division will be heard by Justice Muhammad Saleem Jasar. The Provincial Election Commission had written a letter to constitute a tribunal to hear the election petitions in the province.
The Election Tribunals will hear the alleged rigging in the 2024 general elections.
February 16 at 8:30 am
International observers still monitoring vote count in Pakistan: US
After reports of protests in parts of Pakistan over the results of the February 8 general election, the White House said on Thursday that international observers were still monitoring the vote count.
No political party won a clear majority in Pakistan’s elections last week, but independent candidates backed by jailed former prime minister and founding chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf Imran Khan won 93 of the 264 seats in parliament, the most of any. There are more than Jamaat seats.
Later, the leaders of six major political parties agreed to form a coalition government and PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif was nominated as the candidate for the Prime Ministership, while Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has been mired in various constitutional and legal issues since its election symbol was stripped. Is.
Due to the delay in the election results, allegations of rigging by other political parties including PTI have also come forward and protests have also been made in this regard.
According to Reuters, White House spokesman John Kirby expressed concern about intimidation and voter suppression in Pakistan at the polls, saying: “We are watching this (situation) very closely.”
He added on the vote count: ‘International observers are still monitoring the vote count, I will not say anything more about the process.’
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This statement of the White House has come at a time when PTI leader Barrister Saif gave a message to America after meeting its founding chairman Imran Khan in Adiala Jail yesterday.
According to Barrister Saif: ‘He (Imran Khan) has given a special message regarding the United States that the United States monitored all the elections, all the agencies monitored, but the kind of statement that came from the United States, more There should be weight, there should be pressure that the elections that have taken place in Pakistan and the rigging that has taken place in it and the mismanagement that has been shown, the way Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has been tried to get out of the election process through various tactics. Yes, it becomes the duty of the United States to condemn it and raise its voice regarding it, which the United States has not fulfilled in this way.’
Barrister Saif added: ‘This is the message from Imran Khan that this is an opportunity for America to clean up its past role, to democratize, to make credible the election. Keep an eye on rigging, tell whoever is involved in it, use your influence to fix it.’
The US State Department has also called for an investigation into allegations of rigging during Pakistan’s general elections more than once in recent days.
Earlier, the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union had expressed concerns over the ‘level playing field, lack of inclusion and transparency’ during the general elections in Pakistan on February 8, which has been rejected by Islamabad.
Caretaker Prime Minister Anwarul Haq Kakar had said that the European Union, United Kingdom and the United States are friendly countries but they cannot interfere in internal affairs.
He alleged that these countries accepted the news circulating on social media as true and therefore they are saying such things. According to the caretaker prime minister: ‘If necessary, they will investigate the alleged rigging in the elections according to their own laws.’
He termed the allegations of alleged rigging by some members of the US Congress as ‘personal opinion’ and said that it is not the opinion of the US government.
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