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PTI never tabled vote fraud claims during talks: Pervaiz
INPISLAMABAD – Federal Minister for Information Pervaiz Rashid said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan should put the vote fraud allegations on the table of talks.
“The charges Imran Khan has been levelling against us in his speeches since we came into power have not been tabled before the government's dialogue committee,” he said. The minister said that the demands tabled during the talks pertained to the procedural work of the Election Commission of Pakistan.
Pervaiz said that the government was not authorised to interfere in the affairs of election tribunals. “If Imran is not happy with the election tribunal’s work-pace then he should put forth his suggestions on how to improve it in the parliament,” he said. Citing the record, he said that the majority of cases got held up owing to non-cooperation by the candidates of Imran’s party.
The PTI who has been leading the protests along with Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri -- claims that the 2013 general election which swept Sharif to power was heavily rigged. Thousands of their followers have set up camp in Islamabad's sensitive red zone government district since August 15.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk