Pakistan held general elections on February 8 with independent candidates backed by former prime minister Imran Khan winning most of the seats. However, other parties formed an alliance to keep Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf out of power.
Pakistan’s imprisoned former PM Imran Khan has alleged that the February parliamentary elections were stolen from his party, which he says is also being victimized. / Photo: AP Archive
It also condemned"attempts to suppress the people of Pakistan's participation in their democracy, including through harassment, intimidation, violence, arbitrary detention, restrictions on access to the internet and telecommunications or any violation of their human, civil, or political rights." The administration had snapped the internet on the polling day while there was a delay in results, triggering widespread allegations of rigging.
"Only Supreme Court of Pakistan can show the world that rule of law is weak but not dead in Pakistan. A petition about the rigging in election is pending in the Supreme Court," Mir said on X. Reacting to the US Congress call for a probe into elections, Islamabad said the resolution"does not align well with the positive dynamics of our bilateral ties" with Washington.
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