Pakistan’s Election Commission has formed a high-level committee to investigate allegations of widespread rigging in the recent elections made by former Rawalpindi Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chattha. Chattha, who resigned, claimed that candidates who initially lost were forcefully declared winners, implicating the chief election commissioner and chief justice. The Election Commission rejected the allegations and initiated a probe, aiming to conclude within three days. The PTI party, led by jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, protests against the alleged rigging. The unrest led to disruptions on social media, with NetBlocks citing escalating protests as the cause.
Pakistan’s election commission forms high-level committee to probe poll rigging allegations
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