The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Saturday cast aspersions on the intra-party elections conducted by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), branding Barrister Gohar Khan's election as the new chairman as a "selection, not an election."<\/p>\n
During a press conference held in Rawalpindi, party spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb strongly criticised the hasty process, saying, "Once again, PTI has engaged in a selection process completed within a mere 15 minutes."<\/p>\n
Aurangzeb questioned the unanimous election of all candidates without any opposition, raising concerns about the secretive nature of PTI's intra-party elections.<\/p>\n
Alleging the elections to be counterfeit, she accused Imran Khan, Aleema Khan, and Bushra Bibi of orchestrating rigged elections. “Even the members of the PTI rejected the elections.”<\/p>\n
Calling upon the chief election commissioner to take notice, she highlighted the stark contrast between PML-N's parliamentary board meeting – which held its inaugural meeting – and PTI's abrupt announcement of intra-party elections via a press release.<\/p>\n
Aurangzeb said people lost jobs and endured the consequences of the 15-minute elections.<\/p>\n
However, she claimed any action taken by the election commissioner would trolling from PTI loyalists.<\/p>\n
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Addressing the violence on May 9, Aurangzeb attributed the incident to a nefarious "mafia", asserting that such actions were orchestrated by a group "who have nothing to do with electoral processes in the country".<\/p>\n
Accusing PTI of instigating unrest, Aurangzeb said the sole agenda of PTI seems to be sowing discord and chaos within the country.<\/p>\n
Echoing PML-N's concerns, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) also urged the ECP to intervene.<\/p>\n
PPP spokesman Faisal Karim Kundi alleged extensive rigging within PTI's intra-party elections, urging the commission to address the issue."<\/p>\n
Taking a swipe at PTI, Kundi remarked on the party's inability to identify suitable candidates internally. He criticised the repeated recurrence of rigging allegations, stating, "Even within PTI's intra-party elections, PTI members themselves are labelling it as rigged."<\/p>\n
Questioning the eligibility of certain candidates, Kundi pondered, "Can a fugitive person contest an election and emerge victorious?"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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