PML-N leader declared winner in NA-215 vote recount
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KARACHI: An election tribunal on Saturday declared Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Syed Ghous Ali Shah successful in the NA-215 constituency in Khairpur, overturning the election of PPP candidate Nawab Ali Wassan.
The tribunal had ordered a vote recount on the Khairpur constituency after the former Sindh chief minister and senior PML-N leader moved the tribunal claiming that “unprecedented massive rigging had been committed in the last elections in the constituency”.
Last year, Ghous Ali Shah had challenged the election on both the National Assembly seat as well as the provincial assembly seat in the constituency.
The PS-29 seat was won by Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah, while the NA-215 seat was won by Nawab Ali Wassan, is a relative of former Sindh Home Minister Manzoor Hussain Wassan.
Both PPP candidates had denied the allegations of electoral irregularities and rigging.
Ghous Ali Shah had sought verification of thumb impressions on the ballots, claiming that several irregularities were committed by returned candidates in the polls.
Announcing the ruling on the election petition today, former Sindh High Court Judge Zafar Ahmed Khan Sherwani declared Syed Ghous Ali Shah as the winner.
The tribunal in its judgment said that there was substantial evidence that led to the conclusion that the returned candidate has committed corrupt practices during the May 2013 election.
The tribunal declared the election of returned candidate Wassan as void under Section 68(d) of the Representation of Peoples Act 1976, and declared the petitioner being the runner up as the elected winner.
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Dec 06, 2014 05:33pm
fair election???
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Dec 06, 2014 05:39pm
Wow quick decision when I'm favour of PML-N while still no decision where PTI is asking for justice
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Dec 06, 2014 05:39pm
Please corrects its NA 215 not 125.
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Dec 06, 2014 05:50pm
Another proof of rigging. No more comments needed.
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Dec 06, 2014 05:52pm
All parties did some rigging INCLUDING PTI!!
Their candidates in Peshawar and Karachi were disqualified. It seems PTI never mentions that and in fact most PTI supporters don't even know it.
Such hypocrisy, uffff!!!!
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Dec 06, 2014 05:57pm
So PTI claims are valid, this what coming out of this decision. Well done Election Commission, so two years to get the justice. But it is important to see if the culprit will be punished or NO
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Dec 06, 2014 05:57pm
Oh yes glory for PML-N.Justice prevails
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Dec 06, 2014 06:06pm
So khan sb..If you want a recounting..you might be surprised that PML N might end up taking more seats..And if reelactions now then surely more than 200 seats confirmed for PML N after tehir good performance..Or say lack of performance by others if PML N not performed..
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Dec 06, 2014 06:08pm
This was in case of PPP. Pray that PML N do not raise complain in KPK constituencies..
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Dec 06, 2014 06:09pm
Oh the Irony.
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Dec 06, 2014 06:12pm
So Imran Khan is 100% right, the more we look into these allegations of vote rigging, the more cans of worms we open. Now all allegations must be investigated by a totally independent team.
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Dec 06, 2014 06:14pm
Will PPP now stand up against NS in the assembly now and ask for his resignation?
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Dec 06, 2014 06:16pm
At least fix your headline. Its NA 215 not 125.
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Dec 06, 2014 06:19pm
It is NOT NA-125 but 215.....PMLN can never win from NA 125 as it is the most educated constituency in Lahore
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Dec 06, 2014 06:38pm
same thing imran khan is asking for
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Dec 06, 2014 06:59pm
Who are the criminals behind the fraud. What will happen to the corrupt team of Election Commission sponsoring dishonest practices? The court has to answer now
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Dec 06, 2014 07:16pm
Justice delayed is justice denied! An illegal representative was part of assembly for nearly 19 months and proper representative was denied the right to represent people. What sham democracy is this?
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Dec 06, 2014 07:22pm
Why Tribunal has taken over 1 1/2 years to announce the judgement? More importantly provincial assembly case is not decided.
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Dec 06, 2014 07:23pm
Well, what everyone has to understand from the coterie of PTI, that, fact cannot be denied by demonstrations or processions in the form of Sit-ins...Let Election Commission of Pakistan to establish itself as free and fair entity that shall neither be influenced nor tamed by the ghosts.
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Dec 06, 2014 07:33pm
Rigging has been done in 2013 elections and PML-N has also suffered. So why blame PML-N for all wrong doings.
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Dec 06, 2014 08:03pm
@Shuaib Bhat You need to hear properly. IK said name any constituency and he will support its re-count. Neither PPP or PML-N and even JUI-F came out with one. end of story. Pehaps you could come out and name a few with a petition to the cec.
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Dec 06, 2014 08:09pm
I think he would resign or be part of the opposition benches since N league is a family business or Pujab based party and doesn't deserve such dedicated people like G. A Shah.
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Dec 06, 2014 08:14pm
This is as simplistic as it can get. While proof of no amount of rigging is enough to invalidate any of the winners in Punjab, in Sindh a different measure is used. Would the judge in his ruling tell us what was the specific nature of rigging, how many votes were rigged, how many votes were invalid and what was the basis of his final decision.
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Dec 06, 2014 08:16pm
@Shuaib Bhat Bhat sahab, you stick to your own country. Disqualification is not rigging. PTI lost the bye election from NA-1 Peshawar when its government was in power in KPK, a seat vacated by IK himself. If they wanted to rig, that was the one seat to do it.
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Dec 06, 2014 08:26pm
@Concerned Yes another but rigging against N league. Does it mean rigging was against NS not IK. Then why IK is making noise when proof is there that it is in fact against N league.
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Dec 06, 2014 08:47pm
This proves that no matter how independent CEC is and how constitutionally he’s selected, the entire system is corrupt. We as a nation do not deserve democracy, we need dictatorship like Ayub Khan and Musharraf—the only two good governments Pakistan ever had.
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Dec 06, 2014 08:58pm
Another fanning of the fire on PMLN the member who already disgruntled with the party wins. This is yet another proof of open rigging.
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Dec 06, 2014 09:07pm
@Shuaib Bhat what world are you living in. Time after time IMRAN KHAN had said he is on the recount in kpk. You need to get your facts straight
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Dec 06, 2014 09:17pm
A new permanent CEC has been in place, the department is finally answering to someone and showing progress before the new boss takes notice. I hope it continues but shame on PMLN for not appointing CEC for that long when the country is in electoral results crises.
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Dec 06, 2014 09:19pm
Now I understand why PPP was supporting Nawaz Shariff because of her own culprit activities in election riggings.
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Dec 06, 2014 09:27pm
@Musarrat javed
What punishment is prescribed by law for resorting to rigging in election? Who is the authority to mete out punishment?
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Dec 06, 2014 09:29pm
@Concerned
But the winnr i PMN-N candidtae and not PTI candidate. :)
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Dec 06, 2014 09:57pm
Interesting as he isn't in good terms with Nawaz Sharif & PML-N. PTI gain?
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Dec 06, 2014 10:04pm
No one speaks of pti rigging in
na-250!
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Dec 06, 2014 10:27pm
So then would you not agree, we urgently need a re-election? because according to you, every party did "some rigging"... Your statement demonstrates the lack of integrity with Pakistanis, because it basically suggests, so what if PLMN did election rigging, everyone did it. This is completely the wrong attitude. Anyone doing election rigging must be punished severely!!! PLMN PTI PPP etc etc
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Dec 06, 2014 10:29pm
It's very critical circumstances for PPP in Sindh. But, they will not learn anything from this.
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Dec 06, 2014 10:45pm
If there is ample proof of systematic rigging shouldn't there be prosecutions????
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Dec 06, 2014 10:46pm
IK's stance seems to be correct about the rigging gradually.
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Dec 06, 2014 10:53pm
This is the justice of sharif family. where there is candidate of PML-N there is justice and others like PTI are struggling for justice EVEN AFTER 18 MONTHS.
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Dec 06, 2014 10:53pm
@Liaquat It is not the question of IK or NS. Just look at the staggering figures. According to 2013 polls in NA-215, Ghose lost by more than 25000 votes. Now 18 months on, the candidate who has lost by 25,000 votes has been declared winner. There is something very wrong with the 2013 polls.
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Dec 06, 2014 11:12pm
Get rid of these corrupt, stupid & incompetent Election Commission Board's employees and hire new one.
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Dec 06, 2014 11:16pm
If you want know who participate in Election rigging from election commission, check theirs and theirs family's
Bank account balance & properties before & after the election of 2013.
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Dec 06, 2014 11:17pm
@Shuaib Bhat .PTI ' s candidate from Hari Pur national assy seat RAJA AMIR ZAMAN was disqualified by the court due to massive irregularities committed and PML N's Omer Ayub khan declared winner after long legal battle.
Ess hamam maen sabhi nangay haen.
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Dec 06, 2014 11:37pm
"senior PML-N leader moved the tribunal claiming that “unprecedented massive rigging had been committed in the last elections in the constituency”.- It is really interesting, when a senior PML (N) files complaint, votes are recounted immediately, when Imran K asks for recounting & verification of votes, he becomes a danger to democracy .
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Dec 06, 2014 11:43pm
That is why Asif Zardari against verifying PML-N votes in Punjab, because PPP leaders rigged election in SIND. No wonder
Zardari and PPP leader kept saying are trying to save "DEMOCRACY". Now we know what was motive behind this statement.
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Dec 06, 2014 11:50pm
Congrats to Ghous Ali Shah. It seems that whichever halqa is checked, evidence of foul play or erroneous results comes up. The facts speak for themselves ... 2013 election is not as clean and transparent as some would want us to believe! The question is - will anyone be held accountable for this?
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Dec 07, 2014 12:01am
If PTI did rigging, why don't opponents take action ??
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Dec 07, 2014 12:07am
So PTI is right. These elections were rigged.
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Dec 07, 2014 12:13am
@Concerned citizen have it re- counted.
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Dec 07, 2014 12:17am
Same thing would happen if recounting conducted in NA-122 and dozens of other constituencies in all provinces. Difference would be that PMLN would loose most of the seats.
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Dec 07, 2014 12:38am
@Shuaib Bhat Which candidate was disqualified in Peshawar? The fact is no pti candidate was disqualified, yes there are two cases in whole kpk but not on the charges of rigging. Come on and correct me if there was a single case against pti members regarding rigging.
You seems totally biased.
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Dec 07, 2014 12:39am
@Lucky Star good, as long as the true winner wins, regardless.
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Dec 07, 2014 12:39am
@Lucky Star I know that was stated in the headline. My point is that every party has complained about rigging against them by a dominant party in the province under question (here PPP against PML-N). So a wholesome investigation of the previous elections and holding responsible officials accountable, through a judicial commission, is a reasonable demand.
Whether you belong to PTI or not is not relevant here.
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Dec 07, 2014 12:40am
@Liaquat then do re- election and prove all seats won by PML-N, why evade.
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Dec 07, 2014 12:50am
Unless those found guilty of unfair practices in election are disqualified from future hustings, the urge to indulge in rigging can never be curbed, the stakes being so high. All bad eggs should be permanently discarded. Let the reported cas serve as a starter for the new CEC.
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Dec 07, 2014 01:04am
Another proof of rigging. No more comments needed.
Imran Khan Zindabad.
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Dec 07, 2014 01:12am
@Sayed Juman Shah : PPP is dead as a Dodo bird, thanks to Asif Zardari. Long live Imran Khan and PTI.
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Dec 07, 2014 01:33am
Why recounting in a few constituencies, why not where IK has demanded recounting. He hasn't asked for much,he just wants a recount. For most of the recounting done by Election tribunal the results are different. Where ever PTI's seat were taken back if any, IK has accepted it with a big heart. He just asked for four constituencies to be recounted. I think it was not a big ask for the sitting government to do so if it was a fair and free elections according to the PPP and PML(N). This is where the ball rolling started from, and I personally think what is transpiring right now is not blame IK, but the opposition, the army, the parties of the mullahs, MQM, and last but not the least PML(N), and the director of the above movie is USA admit it, please do not live in denial.
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Dec 07, 2014 02:05am
Now Pml,L has nothing to fear to reopen the disputed constituences to get the true picture. Also results are coming in their favor too, good signs.
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Dec 07, 2014 03:46am
Shouldn't W
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Dec 07, 2014 03:48am
Shouldn't Wassan be put behind the bars now?
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Dec 07, 2014 03:53am
When will we get rid these kind of status quo symbols, any end!
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Dec 07, 2014 04:20am
Imran Khan's stance is making sure elections are fair. Besides PTI candidate didn't contest this seat or surely they would have won.
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Dec 07, 2014 05:07am
IK was right all along about rigging
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Dec 07, 2014 05:45am
@Musarrat javed Do you believe judges are not corrupt and this is a clean decision .
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Dec 07, 2014 07:04am
Praise the system! 19 months the fake ones enjoy all previlages and protocols
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Dec 07, 2014 12:01pm
@Abbas khan Dedicated people - Feudal lord - left the party and gone to Umrah because could not fetch presidency - NS appointed more humble disciple . Pakistan does not produce any more humble and honest leaders - it was the end with Quid - e - Azam .
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