Another video purportedly showing alleged rigging has surfaced in Wazirabad as polling ended in the PP-36 constituency. The video allegedly depicts irregularities in the polling process.
Police have detained the presiding officer implicated in the video for further investigation. The footage raises questions about how the ballot papers were revealed before polling ended.
وزیر آباد PP 36 میں بھی دھاندلہ عروج پر
— Ahmad Hassan Bobak (@ahmad_bobak) April 21, 2024
پیر کوٹ پولنگ سٹیشن پر پریذیڈنٹ آفسیر کی جیب سے بھاری تعداد میں سٹیمپ شدہ بیلٹ پیپرز برآمد ہوئے ہیں@PTIofficial pic.twitter.com/YbLJcNuufR
The Sunni Ittehad Council has voiced concerns over the incident, questioning how the ballot papers were exposed before polling ended. Additionally, the party has alleged that votes were recovered from the possession of the presiding officer.
The police have said that an inquiry into the matter has been initiated, with active investigation into the allegations of electoral misconduct.
Meanwhile, the election commission took notice of the incident in Narowal's Zafarwal area. In a statement, it said that on the instructions of the chief election commissioner, a formal investigation will be conducted into the incident outside Narowal's Zafarwal polling station.
It said the Gujranwala regional election commissioner has been appointed as the inquiry officer for the investigation. The inquiry officer will conduct an inquiry on the spot and submit a detailed report, it added.
