"Did Imam-e-Kaaba conduct elections in KPK?," Irfan Siddiqui takes a dig at PTI

Taking a dig at Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's (PML-N) Senator Irfan Siddiqui on Tuesday questioned were the polls in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa held by Imam-e-Kabba.

Addressing on the Senate floor questioned why the former ruling party complained about 'rigging' where it lost elections not highlighting KP?

He questioned why PTI is unwilling to extend an olive branch to other political parties when they are reaching out to Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Emir Fazlur Rehman over the issue of alleged rigging in the polls.

"This is the same election commissioner who conducted polls in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP)", Siddiqui said while calling out the PTI for its contradictory stance on election results in the said province and other places.

On the issue of the formation of the future government, the PML-N stalwart underscored that neither his party nor the PTI or the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) have the required seats and that the future government will be formed via a coalition.

ہمارے ہاں انتخابات کی تاریخ کچھ زیادہ خوشگوار نہیں ہے حالیہ انتخابات میں بھی یہی ہوتا رہا ہے 2018 کے انتخابات میں کیا ہوا تھا 2024 کے الیکشن کے بعد شام غریباں جاری ہے کاش ہم 2018 کے انتخابات کا بھی ذکر کرتے۔ pic.twitter.com/JhxTBvapcE

— PMLN (@pmln_org) February 20, 2024

Senators from the opposition benches Tuesday decried the "rigging" in the Feb 8 polls and chastised Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja for his alleged “failure” to ensure fair elections.

Addressing a Senate session today in Islamabad, the lawmakers levelled an array of allegations on the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) over alleged mismanagement in the polls.