PTI Rejects Election Results in Punjab, Claims Rigging

June 18, 2025
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has rejected the results of a key by-election in Punjab, accusing the ruling party PML-N of fraud and intimidation.

🔍 Key Allegations:

1. Voter Suppression:
   • PTI polling agents forcibly removed from stations.
   • Voters harassed by authorities.
2. Ballot Fraud:
   • Pre-filled ballot boxes swapped during counting.
   • PTI election camps dismantled.
3. Suspicious Results:
   • Turnout unusually low vs. previous elections (PTI won 58,000 votes here last time).
   • Counting done without PTI agents, violating rules.

📢 PTI Leaders’ Statements:

• Sheikh Waqas Akram (PTI Spokesperson):“This wasn’t an election—it was outright rigging. Everything was pre-planned.”
• Alia Hamza (PTI Punjab Organizer):“This is an assault on democracy. We’ll challenge this legally with evidence.”

⚖️ Next Steps:

• PTI will submit evidence to courts and go public.
• Demands:
  • Release jailed PTI leader (Imran Khan).
  • Restore “stolen” public mandate.
  • Reverse controversial 26th Constitutional Amendment.