ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has filed a request in the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) against Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s statement on the Senate elections.
Last week, PM Abbasi had said that votes had been ‘purchased’ in election for the Senate chairman. He had also challenged Imran Khan and Asif Ali Zardari to say on record that their MPAs were not bought.
In his petition, Imran has demanded that the prime minister corroborate his claims before the commission. He also said that the remarks made by the prime minister about the ‘buying and selling’ of votes is dangerous and “it is something you would not expect from the chief executive of a country.”
Stating that the ECP must take action, the petition asked for the premier to be summoned and claims probed. Excerpts from statements were also inserted with the petition.
Published in Daily Times, April 5th 2018.
