LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Friday criticized Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for not stopping incumbent government’s pre-poll rigging. He warned PTI would not accept results of elections if rigging continued.
The former foreign minister said if Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz rigged the elections for few seats, then the province would remain politically instable.
“The PML-N workers are not happy with the party’s candidates for the by-elections. The party should be allotted Lota symbol,” Qureshi said, giving a press conference in Lahore.
Earlier, the provincial election commissioner sent the probe report to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) after PTI Vice-Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi levelled allegations against the election process. Shah Mahmood Qureshi had levelled allegations against the ECP and the Punjab government over alleged illegal actions ahead of Punjab by-polls.
The PTI leader further said that the incumbent government has no plans to revive the deteriorating economy.
“The present rulers wanted the power to get rid of the corruption cases against him. Their agenda is personal not national,” he claimed.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi added that the present government has completely failed to control inflation. He further criticized the federal government for imposing ‘Super Tax’ on industries. “The government is continuously dropping petrol bombs on the people of Pakistan,” he added.
