July 24, 2015
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Imran accepts findings of judicial commission
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has said he accepts the Judicial Commission report into allegations of election rigging but would be able to comment on it today (Friday) after reading the finding of the panel.
“We have not seen the report yet, if we had, I would have been in a better position to comment on the report,” said Imran Khan while addressing a press conference in Chitral. “We will comment on the report on Friday after reading it.” The judicial commission was formed on PTI’s request to probe rigging allegations during the 2013 polls. Imran said PTI was the only political party which brought proof of rigging, while the other 21 parties which also admitted the elections were rigged agreed with the party’s point of view.
“But PTI was the only political party which fought the case against alleged rigging,” claimed the PTI chief. Earlier, Imran Khan had demanded a copy of the Judicial Commission’s report. The report was released Wednesday night but has yet to be handed over to PTI. However, a copy of the complete report has now been made available on the Law Ministry website. The former cricketer-turned-politician further said though as many as 21 political parties had spoken of election rigging, PTI was the single party that fought the case.
The report has been handed over to the incumbent government. Meanwhile, PTI General Secretary Jehangir Khan Tareen has expressed reservations against the claims made by the ruling party leaders. Tareen had said that the leaders were at a point of advantage and should not have issued any statements before the details of the report were made public. The three-judge commission, headed by Chief Justice Nasirul Mulk, had held 39 sittings and completed the hearing on July 3.Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk