KARACHI: Imran Khan led Pakistan Tahreek -e- Insaaf (PTI) has challenged the winning of Pakistan People’s Party’s Abdul Hakeem Baloch by filing a petition in Sindh High Court for NA-237 by-election.
The petition was filed by PTI leader Ali Zaidi through his counsel Dr. Shahab Imam, and nominating the Sindh government, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), and the winning candidate, Baloch as respondents.
The PTI asserts in its petition that the “worst” type of election manipulation occurred in these by-elections, alleging that PPP members cast fake votes and rigged elections in Sindh. The PTI also informed the court that they had reported the rigging to the ECP.
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Eight National Assembly seats and three Punjab Assembly seats each had by-elections on Sunday in which Imran Khan former premier had contested for seven out of the eight National Assembly seats and won on 6 out of 7 seats. The PTI leader was defeated in NA-237 Malir-II, one of those districts.
The party has asked the court to look into the allegations of rigging. Abdul Hakeem Baloch of the PPP won the district with 32,567 votes, making him the winner.
