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Our correspondent adds: Earlier, Imran Khan claimed that proofs of rigging were lying packed in the polling bags and if opened, proofs would be found and pattern of rigging would also come to fore.
Talking to media persons outside the Supreme Court (SC) after attending the Judicial Commission proceedings, Imran said that polling bags in 60 constituencies should be opened to find out rigging proofs.
About the questionnaire given by the Judicial Commission regarding rigging, PTI chairman maintained the reply of the same lay in polling bags, which might be opened by the special investigation team, envisaged under the Judicial Commission Ordinance. He pointed out that Aitzaz Ahsan had also talked about opening seven constituencies and recalled as many as 21 parties had given statements about rigging in 2013 elections.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif also had talked about rigging in the elections, Imran continued. He claimed as the ‘match’ progressed, names of big players would come to surface. PTI chief wondered how the ruling PML-N had achieved two-third majority in 1996 elections, bagging 8 million votes and then how it managed to get 15 million votes in 2013 elections.
“With electoral reforms in the making, if those involved in rigging are not exposed and awarded exemplary punishment simultaneously, there is no possibility of transparent election in future,” he opined.
Imran contended that the arguments given by the PML-N lawyer that the integrity of the judiciary would be undermined in case senior judicial officers would be investigated with regard to rigging. “There are absolutely no chances of undermining the judiciary, if certain judicial officers are probed,” he claimed.
PTI chief argued that investigating wrongdoing of a person associated with an institution could not undermine its integrity.Imran expressed deep grief over the loss of life and property in Peshawar due to torrential rain and storm and said he had asked the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to step up relief activities and speedily mitigate sufferings of the calamity victims.
PTI chief pointed out that storm and massive rains had devastated wheat crop while underlining the need for compensation to the growers.Among other things, Imran said he had also sent his spouse Reham Khan to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where she would visit victims of the calamity.