LAHORE: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) President Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadith (MJAH) President Senator Prof Sajid Mir have strongly condemned the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government threats to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the Chief Election Commissioner (ECE) and termed it naked fascism.
They said many federal and provincial ministers began hurling threats at the ECP soon after it rejected the electronic voting machines (EVMs), adding that ministers’ threats to set the ECP on fire was such an aggression which even the military dictators did not exhibit during their rule.
They warned that it was a naked aggression against one of the main institutions of the country, and could prove disastrous for the already suffering democracy and the democratic institutions of Pakistan.
In a telephonic call, they discussed country’s political situation on Saturday.