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Pakistan election 2018: Trump administration REFUSES to declare the polls 'FREE AND FAIR'
Trump administration has refused to declare polls "free and fair" (Image: Getty)
THE TRUMP administration has refused to declare the polls that have put cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan in the lead of the Pakistan general election “free and fair”, while native watchers in the US have doubted the fairness of the result.
By MARTINA BET
PUBLISHED: 04:00, Thu, Jul 26, 2018UPDATED: 05:45, Thu, Jul 26, 2018
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Though the early projections put Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) ahead, Shehbaz Sharif, the leader of the outgoing ruling party, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), has raised allegations that the elections results were manipulated and rigged.
A US State of Department spokesman told the Press Trust of India: “We continue to monitor developments and have consistently emphasised our support for free, fair, transparent and accountable elections in Pakistan, as we do around the world.”
The spokesman refused to say the State of Department believes the polls are “free and fair”.
A former Pakistan ambassador to the US, Husain Haqqani, claimed the results were suspicious.
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Mr Haqqani said: “PML-N and PPP were running under constraints and PTI was operating with complete freedom and establishment backing.”
He also suggested unless the military-led establishment shuts down its “jihadi business”, the result was unlikely to change.
The former ambassador added: “It is unlikely that a prime minister Imran Khan will act decisively against jihadis, given his sympathy for their cause but miracles can happen.”
PML-N leader, Shehbaz Sharif has threatened a legal challenge to the results of the election.
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The counting of the ballots in the Pakistan general elections is still underway
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The politician wrote on Twitter on Thursday morning: “We will use all political and legal options for redressed of these glaring excesses.
“This is an outright rigging.
“The results based on massive rigging will cause irreparable damage to the country.”
All parties, aside from the leading PTI are raising allegations of vote fixing, including reports of election monitors being forced out of polling stations.
PML-N leader, Shehbaz Sharif has threatened a legal challenge to the results of the election (Image: Getty)
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, Pakistan People’s Party and Muttahida Qaumi Movement have all alleged problems in the voting process.
Complaints include polling agents not being allowed into polling stations and voters not being given appropriate forms on time.
The Election Commission of Pakistan Secretary said the results will be shared as soon as they are in.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/worl...-election-commission-live-results-rigging-won
Trump administration has refused to declare polls "free and fair" (Image: Getty)
THE TRUMP administration has refused to declare the polls that have put cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan in the lead of the Pakistan general election “free and fair”, while native watchers in the US have doubted the fairness of the result.
By MARTINA BET
PUBLISHED: 04:00, Thu, Jul 26, 2018UPDATED: 05:45, Thu, Jul 26, 2018
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Google+Share with EmailShare via Whatsapp
Though the early projections put Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) ahead, Shehbaz Sharif, the leader of the outgoing ruling party, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), has raised allegations that the elections results were manipulated and rigged.
A US State of Department spokesman told the Press Trust of India: “We continue to monitor developments and have consistently emphasised our support for free, fair, transparent and accountable elections in Pakistan, as we do around the world.”
The spokesman refused to say the State of Department believes the polls are “free and fair”.
A former Pakistan ambassador to the US, Husain Haqqani, claimed the results were suspicious.
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Mr Haqqani said: “PML-N and PPP were running under constraints and PTI was operating with complete freedom and establishment backing.”
He also suggested unless the military-led establishment shuts down its “jihadi business”, the result was unlikely to change.
The former ambassador added: “It is unlikely that a prime minister Imran Khan will act decisively against jihadis, given his sympathy for their cause but miracles can happen.”
PML-N leader, Shehbaz Sharif has threatened a legal challenge to the results of the election.
ADVERTISEMENT
Pakistan election: Ecstatic Imran Khan supporters start to celebrate win
Imran Khan's party was pitted against jailed ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
REUTERS
The counting of the ballots in the Pakistan general elections is still underway
AFP/Getty Images
Supporters of Pakistan's cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan celebrate
AFP/Getty Images
The politician wrote on Twitter on Thursday morning: “We will use all political and legal options for redressed of these glaring excesses.
“This is an outright rigging.
“The results based on massive rigging will cause irreparable damage to the country.”
All parties, aside from the leading PTI are raising allegations of vote fixing, including reports of election monitors being forced out of polling stations.
PML-N leader, Shehbaz Sharif has threatened a legal challenge to the results of the election (Image: Getty)
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, Pakistan People’s Party and Muttahida Qaumi Movement have all alleged problems in the voting process.
Complaints include polling agents not being allowed into polling stations and voters not being given appropriate forms on time.
The Election Commission of Pakistan Secretary said the results will be shared as soon as they are in.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/worl...-election-commission-live-results-rigging-won