PTI to issue white paper on GB ‘poll rigging’

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has declared its rejection of the Gilgit-Baltistan election results, alleging significant electoral irregularities and rigging. The party announced plans to release a white paper detailing these claims and to mark the swearing-in of the newly elected lawmakers with a 'black day' protest.

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widespread irregularities

PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan stated that the party was systematically barred from campaigning, which he described as a planned arrangement to eliminate PTI from the polls. He claimed that while PTI-backed candidates were leading in some constituencies, alleged rigging, vote-stuffing, and bogus votes overturned their victories. Khan specifically demanded a re-election in Rehmanpur, Astore, presenting evidence of "167 bogus votes" to the presiding officer.

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planned arrangement aimed at eliminating the party from the polls

Khan asserted that the PTI rejects the entire election process, results, and vote count, stating that a false mandate was given to those without public support, echoing concerns from the 2024 general elections. He also demanded reserved seats for women and technocrats for the PTI. Separately, the opposition alliance Tehreek-i-Tahafuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP) met and condemned efforts to exclude PTI from the democratic process in Gilgit-Baltistan. The TTAP described the elections as an "action replay" of the 2024 general elections, questioning the purpose of elections when decisions are made elsewhere and stating that neither the election commission nor the electoral process retained credibility.

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167 bogus votes