response stated that reports by international and local observers have value depending upon their reputation for integrity and independence and their technical resources.
The PML-N has a popular mandate to complete its 5-year term and will do so. The PTI is at liberty to make whatever demands its leadership chooses to raise but these must be within the framework of the Constitution and the law.
The PML-N is firmly of the view that he attempt to remove the government through prolonged dharnas on Constitution Avenue, which also affected the working of the Supreme Court and the call for civil disobedience and non-payment of taxes and electricity bills was un-constitutional, the PML-N reply stated.
However, it is for PTI to present evidence that the 2013 general elections were not conducted as per constitutional mandate, that they were systematically rigged under pre-planned conspiracy and that the notified results do not reflect the mandate of people.
The PML-N is not an accused in these proceedings because, amongst other things, there is no allegation that the PML-N is a party to any pre-planned conspiracy for systematic rigging, the reply added.
Talking to reporters outside Supreme Court after submitting the response before the GEIC, Chairman PML-N Raja Zafarul Haq said the party has submitted its response to the commission. He said the PTI has no solid evidence of systematic rigging in the general elections.
The PTI delegation, headed by Ishaq Khawar, also furnished proofs of election rigging to the judicial commission. Khawar said the party has furnished rigging in 43 National and 35 provincial constituencies.
The ANP also provided evidence into the alleged election frauds to the judicial commission. ANP leader Bushra Gohar said they have provided the winning letters issued by different security agencies, recordings of threats received by ANP leaders and other supporting documents to the judicial commission. She said the party faced constant threats from Taliban and the FIRs the part had lodged against them have also been provided to the judicial commission.
Meanwhile, the PML-Q has requested the judicial commission to allow the party to produce 32 eyewitnesses of the rigging to the judicial commission to testify them.
PML-Q counsel Dr Ranjha formally submitted an application to the judicial commission to allow the party to produce their eyewitnesses including their MPs and MNAs to testify before the court.
The reply submitted by the MQM states PML-N, PPP and PTI committed rigging by spending over the allocated limit on their election campaigns. The next hearing of the GEIC will be held on April 27.