Supporters of candidates who lost in May 11 elections on Monday started widespread protest demonstrations and sit-ins in different cities of the country.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) activists demonstrated over rigged poll in NA-208 outside the Jacobabad Press Club and later the demonstrators staged a sit-in in front of the office of Returning Officer.
Elahi Bukhsh Soomro, Muhammadmian Soomro, the PML-N candidates for national and provincial assemblies, also participated in the demonstrations. The administration had called for the Rangers and army to meet any eventuality.
The PML-N, including the 10-party alliance, rejected the election results in Dadu. The candidates of the 10-party alliance with hundreds of supporters staged sit-in at SP Chowk and demanded re-polling in supervision of army.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) activists also staged protest demo outside Hyderabad Press Club over alleged irregularities in polling.
Former governor Ghulam Mustafa Khar’s supporters staged protest demonstration over rigging in Muzaffargarh NA-176 outside the office of returning officer, which led to a clash between the police and the demonstrators, who also pelted stones on police mobiles. Ghulam Mustafa Khar has refused to accept the results of NA-176.
Muttahida Deeni Mohaz protested over alleged riggings in Jhang NA-89 and PP-78. Maulana Ahmad Ludhianvi demanded recounting of the votes.
Hafiz Inamur Rahman, a candidate for Bannu PK-71, protested at Township Chowk while Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) candidate for PK-73 Pukhtunyar Khan along with his hundreds of supporters staged protest demonstration at Bannu Session Court.
In Dera Ismail Khan, PPP candidate Senator Waqar Ahmad Khan has said that it was not the people but the police and local administration that snatched victory from Maulana Fazlur Rahman.
In Sukkur, Senator Islamuddin Sheikh at a press conference said that Khurshid Shah was responsible for the defeat of PPP candidate for PS-1 Haji Anwar Mehar.
PML (N) did a lot better than expected (most estimates had put PML (N) securing 90-95 seats).
PTI performed below the expectations (a lot of estimates had put PTI at 50-70). During a visit to Toronto in December 2012 the local Asian channel lead said to me that PTI will be around 40. I guess he was right.
There has been tempering but not a lot and it was limited to some seats.
Karachi came out the worst. EC will have to do a lot better in providing security and backup plans in case of the staff were unavailable for some reason. It is no-good for the Chief Election Commissioner to give a light hearted statement on this whilst smiling. In fact it is pathetic.
One seat in Karachi (Ref Nabeel Gabool) pocketed 3 votes per second which is impossible.
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Sorrowful,condemnable,shameful and anti-Pakistan protests and demonstations.Still we are immature.Who will gain?Allas still we have not democratic sentiments and sprits.
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