PML-N wants Rawalpindi commissioner's name on ECL, probe into his 'confession'
Pakistan
Spox says Chattha lacked authority to access election results
LAHORE (Dunya News) – The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has demanded the inclusion of Rawalpindi Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chattha's name on the Exit Control List (ECL) shortly after he admitted to "electoral rigging" in his division, where winning candidates affiliated with the PTI were allegedly made to lose on 13 seats.
Addressing a press conference at the PML-N Secretariat, party spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb expressed surprise that the Rawalpindi commissioner only alleged rigging in those Rawalpindi constituencies where the PTI suffered defeat.
She argued that the commissioner lacked the authority to access election results, saying that he neither served as a returning officer (RO) nor a district returning officer (DRO).
Aurangzeb further stated that the commissioner, who claimed that fake leads were created in the Rawalpindi division to defeat PTI-backed independent candidates, should have approached the Election Commission when the results were delayed for three days.
She insisted that the commissioner should provide evidence, whether to the media or otherwise, to support his claim that there was no mistake in Form 45. She questioned why he waited eight days before handing himself over to the police, suggesting that an investigation should be conducted into his activities during that time.
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The PML-N spokesperson also accused the PTI of fabricating Form 45s in response to inquiries from international media, alleging that they first claimed to have "screenshots" and then circulated fake Form 45s on social media.
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