Leaders of former dominant opposing political parties attending the Multi-Party Conference announced that they will chose their own representatives and approach the parliament for a formation of the government.
The meeting was held on Thursday amid growing concerns of alleged rigging of July 25 elections. After the meeting concluded, the leaders made known that a draft had been prepared by a 16-member committee, outlining the decisions that had been taken by the parties in consensus.
According to the draft, prepared by Senate opposition leader Sherry Rehman and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Mushahid Hussain, the parties have decided that the prime minister shall be appointed from the PML-N, the speaker of the National Assembly from the PPP and the deputy speaker from the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA).
Rehman said that the parties have already rejected the election results, adding that “the mandate taken by the opposition was rigging-laden”. She said they will fight ‘the puppet government’ by lodging a protest with and outside the parliament.
He further added a white paper would be released within a few days and a working committee had already been formed. “Nadra has admitted that the RTS system was not faulty but was rather jeopardised. The level at which the elections were rigged, with one organisation having been given the right to run the process, is unacceptable,” she declared.
ANP leader Mian Iftikhar Hussain strongly asserted that they are “stepping into the battlefield with the aim of winning” and expressed confidence that they would succeed in forming a government.
MMA general secretary Liaquat Baloch said that the parties have all come together to “protect the Constitution and democracy”, adding that they will “carry on the struggle for fair elections”.
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“In a first for the country, all the parties have come together to reject the unjust elections,” said PML-N stalwart, Ahsan Iqbal.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Saturday released the complete preliminary results in which Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has emerged as the largest political party in the country, winning 115 of 270 National Assembly seats.
According to a report in the Dawn, the PML-N, which completed its government’s tenure in May, has won 64 seats while the PPP is in the third place with 43.
“I have also decided about chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa which I will announce in the next 48 hours. Whatever I have decided in this regard is in the best interest of people,” Khan said while addressing PTI members of provincial assembly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.He said alleviation of poverty from interior Sindh will be among top priorities of his government.
Earlier, Imran Khan, the Prime Minister elect of Pakistan during his first public address after the elections has said that he has envisioned a ‘Medina-like Islamic Welfare State which will be sympathetic towards the weaker sections of the society.Khan, who is the chief of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf, which has emerged as the single largest party of Pakistan, Khan shared his vision for the country and pledged to safeguard the interests of ordinary citizens.
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