New book accuses Musharraf of rigging 2008 polls

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A new book to be released this Friday accuses former president Pervaiz Musharraf of massive rigging in the 2008 general elections, according to newspaper reports.
“The vigorous pursuit of power by Musharraf and his cronies largely accounted for unlawful practices,” said Iffat Humayun Khan, the author of the books.
“Right from the announcement of the date of elections till the conclusion, the regime was making studied moves to manipulate the elections. The aim was to ensure not only Musharraf’s survival but also that of his carefully crafted system. The regime attached no importance to elections as necessary adjunct of democracy except for its regime’s legitimising aspect,” wrote Khan.
The “system-rigging”, Khan noted, took place because the government was non-competitive since the president had all the powers and influenced the whole process throughout the elections. He took every step necessary for winning by tempering with the Constitution, imposing emergency rule, curbing the media and the judiciary, and influencing the Election Commission, using arbitrary means to disqualify his opponents, and allowing the preparation of inaccurate electoral lists. The manipulators were the military, bureaucrats and the politicians besides foreign forces, which were also involved to some extent, she wrote.

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7 COMMENTS

  1. as if PPP & Nawaz Group have never rigged polls . hmmmm

    Please STOP BEING AFTER THAT GREAT MAN who gave Pakistan a great name in his time &&& hold PPP & Nawaz group too send them away soon .

    Criminals

  3. If he really rigged the 2008 elections. Then he did a terrible job of doing so. The results of the 2008 elections had him resign his post!

  4. Writer is the child of a man who was a secretary at Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). And we know very well how much influence Nawaz Sharif and Zardari have on ECP. This would be just another book wrongly maligning a great man just to sell few copies.

    And I’d like to ask Pakistan Today, what the hell was Arif Nizami doing on stage when Nawaz Sharif was addressing a jalsa? Perhaps ‘mutual interests’, I guess.

  7. Anyone can write a book and make all sorts of wild accusations
    …….
    Funny especially when the people know fully well the current parties and opposition all play the same game
    …….
    Stop giving this author a platform to attack on behalf of the current federal leadership and the Nawaz camp

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