Summary
- Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Qamar Zaman Kaira has urged the Gilgit-Baltistan Election Commission to take immediate action over the party’s concerns regarding the electoral process.
- Meanwhile, PPP Secretary General Nayyar Hussain Bukhari said the party was not being provided with Form-45 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
- He stressed that transparent elections are a constitutional responsibility and said the PPP believes strongly in electoral transparency.
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Qamar Zaman Kaira has urged the Gilgit-Baltistan Election Commission to take immediate action over the party’s concerns regarding the electoral process.
Reacting to the ongoing elections in Gilgit-Baltistan, he said polling stations were allegedly shifted to distant locations, which he claimed affected the PPP’s vote bank. He also alleged that election staff arrived late at several polling stations.
Kaira said deliberately slowing down the electoral process raises serious questions about the fairness of the elections. He demanded that the election commission immediately address the PPP’s concerns.
He further warned that election staff would not be allowed to leave until all votes had been cast.
Meanwhile, PPP Secretary General Nayyar Hussain Bukhari said the party was not being provided with Form-45 in Gilgit-Baltistan. He said he had contacted the Chief Election Commissioner and informed him of the issue.
He added that while the elections were held in a peaceful environment, efforts should not be made to disturb that situation now. He stressed that the election commission must play its role immediately.
Bukhari also alleged that Form-45 documents were not being handed over to polling agents, claiming that some presiding officers were issuing results in rough or unofficial formats, which he termed illegal. He said certain elements were trying to “taint” the electoral process.
Separately, PPP MNA Agha Rafiullah said that what he described as rigging had begun in Gilgit-Baltistan. He alleged that party representatives were being denied Form-45 and expressed concern over what he called organised manipulation.
He stressed that transparent elections are a constitutional responsibility and said the PPP believes strongly in electoral transparency. He added that complaints of irregularities were being received from party leaders in the region.
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