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Speakers at All Parties Conference organised by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, on Monday demanded the government to deweaponise Karachi and restore durable peace in the country.
The APC titled “Rigging in General Elections and Peace in Karachi” was held at a local hotel. Leaders and representatives of over 15 political and religious parties, except Mutahidda Qaumi Movement, attended and spoke on the occasion. Vice Chairman of PTI Shah Mahmood Qureshi presided over the meeting.
All the representatives expressed reservations over transparency of May 11 general elections in the city by adopting a joint resolution. They demanded the government to bring reforms in the electoral laws for ensuring free and fair elections in future and make Election Commission Pakistan more powerful and independent.
Demanding to make city free of illegal arms and elimination of armed groups, they also emphasised for taking steps towards de-politicising police for ensuring durable peace in the provincial capital.
Speaking on the occasion, Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that acceptance of election results by political parties, despite having reservations on its transparency, proved that positive change had been brought about in the country. He said that role and performance of caretaker government and ECP during the elections had raised serious questions.
Qureshi said the residents of Karachi felt insecure due to continued breakdown of law and order situation in the city. It was the reason that people of Karachi were migrating abroad and als shifting their investment to other countries.
PPP’s Taj Haider said that despite having reservations his party had accepted the election results for the sake of democracy. He said it was the PPP which rendered a lot of sacrifices for democracy and its continuity. According to him, his party had informed the ECP about irregularities in voter lists and rigging in the polling, but in vain.
PML-N’s Nehal Hashmi also said that election results were accepted for continuity of democracy in the country. He said that a probe should be conducted into irregularities and rigging during the elections in Karachi. Jamaat-e-Islami representative also expressed serious reservation about transparency of elections and demanded re-elections in whole of the metropolis.
PTI’s Nadir Akmal Leghari said Karachi elections were rigged mainly to block PTI victory in the city. He said his party had sbumitted a written demand with the ECP for deployment of Army personnel in and outside the polling stations but the ECP failed did not consider it.
Aleem Adil Shaikh of PML-Q termed the May 11 elections worst in the electoral history of the country. He alleged that it was for the first time that judicial staff was even seen involved in the rigging. “It seems that the rigging was aimed at a pre-planned move for bringing different parties into power in different parts of the country”, he remarked.
Sindh United Party’s Syed Jalal Mahmood Shah, Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi’s Shamshad Ghauri, PML-F’s Jam Madad Ali, Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Pakistan’s Owais Noorani and others also spoke on the occasion.
The APC titled “Rigging in General Elections and Peace in Karachi” was held at a local hotel. Leaders and representatives of over 15 political and religious parties, except Mutahidda Qaumi Movement, attended and spoke on the occasion. Vice Chairman of PTI Shah Mahmood Qureshi presided over the meeting.
All the representatives expressed reservations over transparency of May 11 general elections in the city by adopting a joint resolution. They demanded the government to bring reforms in the electoral laws for ensuring free and fair elections in future and make Election Commission Pakistan more powerful and independent.
Demanding to make city free of illegal arms and elimination of armed groups, they also emphasised for taking steps towards de-politicising police for ensuring durable peace in the provincial capital.
Speaking on the occasion, Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that acceptance of election results by political parties, despite having reservations on its transparency, proved that positive change had been brought about in the country. He said that role and performance of caretaker government and ECP during the elections had raised serious questions.
Qureshi said the residents of Karachi felt insecure due to continued breakdown of law and order situation in the city. It was the reason that people of Karachi were migrating abroad and als shifting their investment to other countries.
PPP’s Taj Haider said that despite having reservations his party had accepted the election results for the sake of democracy. He said it was the PPP which rendered a lot of sacrifices for democracy and its continuity. According to him, his party had informed the ECP about irregularities in voter lists and rigging in the polling, but in vain.
PML-N’s Nehal Hashmi also said that election results were accepted for continuity of democracy in the country. He said that a probe should be conducted into irregularities and rigging during the elections in Karachi. Jamaat-e-Islami representative also expressed serious reservation about transparency of elections and demanded re-elections in whole of the metropolis.
PTI’s Nadir Akmal Leghari said Karachi elections were rigged mainly to block PTI victory in the city. He said his party had sbumitted a written demand with the ECP for deployment of Army personnel in and outside the polling stations but the ECP failed did not consider it.
Aleem Adil Shaikh of PML-Q termed the May 11 elections worst in the electoral history of the country. He alleged that it was for the first time that judicial staff was even seen involved in the rigging. “It seems that the rigging was aimed at a pre-planned move for bringing different parties into power in different parts of the country”, he remarked.
Sindh United Party’s Syed Jalal Mahmood Shah, Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi’s Shamshad Ghauri, PML-F’s Jam Madad Ali, Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Pakistan’s Owais Noorani and others also spoke on the occasion.
Courtesy: Daily Times, Lahore
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