Multan by-poll confirms result of 2013 elections: Pervez Rashid
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting & National Heritage, Senator Pervez Rashid said on Thursday that the by-election of NA-149 confirms the results of General Election 2013.
In a statement issued in the aftermath of PTI-bakced Amir Dogar’s victory against PML-N-backed Javed Hashmi in today’s by-poll in Multan, he said that the low turnout in the bye-election also rejects the demand made by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) for midterm elections in the country.
“The low voter turnout shows that it is fatigued and is in no mood for fresh General Election in the country.”
Rashid said that the margin of victory of Amir Dogar has been reduced as compared to the General Election 2013.
Referring to a public meeting addressed by Imran Khan in Multan in which he claimed that the participation in the rally was unprecedented, the minister said Khan had personally campaigned for Amir Dogar and yet remained unsuccessful in pulling out the supporters of PTI to vote.
“This reflects that PTI's policy of 'Dharnas' (sit-ins) has been rejected by its own supporters,” said Rashid.
The information minister said that the bye-poll has once again proved that people have confidence in the present electoral system and are free to make a choice of their liking.
Senator Rashid said that Imran Khan should review his style of politics, policy of confrontation and baseless accusations as it has failed to impress the common man.
The minister instead advised the PTI chairman to play his role as an opposition leader and focus on Khyber Pukhtunkhwa so that people can judge him by his performance rather than tall claims.
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Oct 17, 2014 12:56am
I think it is not fatigue. Now that result is in favor of opposition party, people at large will now make efforts to come out for votes as before people were sure that their votes have no value due to rigging! I would consider that its a good beginning and hopefully peoples confidence in election will be restored.
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Oct 17, 2014 12:57am
Mr. Rashid, you cannot fool all the people all the time. You are not making much sense.
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Oct 17, 2014 12:59am
Grapes are sour.
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Oct 17, 2014 01:00am
Information Minister is sadly making no sense with his illogical comments.
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Oct 17, 2014 01:02am
Have a big heart Pervez Rahid Saheb. Times have changed people realize they them-self have to come out and let their voices be heard. Bad goverance would not be tolerated if free and fair elections are held each and everytime. One wonder how you guys have won three PMs.
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Oct 17, 2014 01:06am
He needs to wake up to the reality, and understand that not all the participants at PTI rally were from multan or NA-149,
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Oct 17, 2014 01:12am
come on imran bhai...... ab to maan jao democracy ko jadde jammein ka time de doooooo?it takes time but it is the best way i hope all will agree
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Oct 17, 2014 01:23am
Mein sadkey jaon interpretation pey..... whao..
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Oct 17, 2014 01:24am
The only thing this election result proves that TI would have won in the 2013 elections if they were not rigged. Also it proves that PMLN popularity is at all Tim low
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Oct 17, 2014 01:34am
The win for Dogar shows that 2013 election results are valid just like this result is valid. Or is it that elections are only fair if PTI wins??
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Oct 17, 2014 01:35am
Well Said
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Oct 17, 2014 01:37am
So voters were fatigued and IK failed to get PTI voters out to vote yet the public still chose Dogar over the Great Hashmi in his own city backed by PMLN in their own province.
Why cant this minister tell Nawa Sharif to review his style of politics? Why are these ministers making politically biased statements?
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Oct 17, 2014 01:38am
Crying foul.
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Oct 17, 2014 01:40am
Must this man be in the headlines everyday?
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Oct 17, 2014 01:48am
in general election 2013 Amir Dogar got 20,703 as PPP candidate. as an independent candidate with PTI support he got 57,972. his support increased by 30k. Hashmi who won in 2013 general election with 83,569 votes as a pti candidate but lost this time as an independent candidate with pmn support & got 47,500. Hashmi support decreased by 40k. this proves that its pmln which is losing.
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Oct 17, 2014 01:50am
Is this the interpretation of election result by Minister of Information...Really!!!
Hashmi lost ...i.e. defeat for PM and PML-N...fair and square!
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Oct 17, 2014 01:51am
people are tired of system that Nawaz and this minister has brought by ruling through rigged election. For heaven sake, please bring electoral reforms, be honest and let the will of the people govern the country for better.
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Oct 17, 2014 01:51am
This guy is a disgrace!
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Oct 17, 2014 01:54am
I guess it is a good thing both him and his party PMLn are in a denial phase. Let them stay there.
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Oct 17, 2014 02:04am
Maybe low voter turnout is due to a lack of confidence in the electoral process. Until people can be guaranteed that their vote is actually worth something these sham elections are just a futile exercise.
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Oct 17, 2014 02:11am
lol, I love how people twist things. I think it means the opposite, that they are fed up of the usual, PML and want change, thats why they voted for change. He is probably saying this rubbish because he is afraid that this by-election is the beginning of the end. Had Hashmi won then he would have said "this shows people are fed up of PTI"
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Oct 17, 2014 02:12am
Such a twisted logic. Heads I win, tails you lose.
Take a walk, please.
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Oct 17, 2014 02:13am
This is an interpretation of the situation in its own favour to boost the downing morale of PMLn
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Oct 17, 2014 02:33am
Mirza ghalib said in one of his poetry "sharam tum ko magar naheen aati"
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Oct 17, 2014 02:35am
Khusiani billi, Khamba nochay!
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Oct 17, 2014 02:38am
So I guess if Hashmi had won with 80-90000 votes that would have shown what??
The fact--- it was a bye poll on a working day. And Hashmi lost with a big margin.
Also suggests one more thing---- if PPP and PMLN and JI don't have a joint candidate against next time - it will be difficult for them to win.
It's PTI vs the rest -- ATLEAST for now. If PPP candidate was not running I guess those votes were going to PTI also or to no one
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Oct 17, 2014 02:44am
Grapes are sour.
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Oct 17, 2014 02:45am
In denial??
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Oct 17, 2014 03:06am
Nice spin Pervaiz sahab.
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Oct 17, 2014 03:21am
Seriously what planet is this guy on. Harshmi who totally dominated the seat for decades gets a wooping when a few months back everyone thought he would win easily and he got this beating because he was being backed by PML-N and yet they somehow they spin that off as a positive for the government. I shouldn't but I cannot stop laughing at how stupid these guys are.
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Oct 17, 2014 03:23am
Or maybe the voter doesn't believe that a fair election can take place under this system anyways. Kudos to those who turned up today though!
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Oct 17, 2014 03:26am
The only thing this by election confirms is that PTI would beat PMLN in a fair election.
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Oct 17, 2014 03:31am
Hahaha, this is an excellent example of 'chat bhi meri, pat bhi meri aur anta meray baap ka!'
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Oct 17, 2014 03:35am
Accept your candidate's defeat !
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Oct 17, 2014 03:38am
hahaha... Strange remarks by the minister. They want to save their skin by saying that the people are not interested in the election. These corrupt politicians need to be thrown away
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Oct 17, 2014 03:41am
What nonesense. Losers.
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Oct 17, 2014 04:02am
It also shows that you will lose election if you go to poll now.
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Oct 17, 2014 04:17am
Pathetic losers!! They know their end is very near.
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Oct 17, 2014 04:43am
Mr rashid i think that call "Khasyani bili khamba nochay" loser.
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Oct 17, 2014 05:21am
PM should resign, the low turn out is not due to fatigue. It's because there were no contestant from PTI and people are fed up of voting for the parties taking turns.
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Oct 17, 2014 05:32am
It is your fault for not accepting the reality Mr. Rashid. Your Govt. has utterly failed to handle any situation. The longer you keep your eyes closed the easier it would be to get rid of you so keep on ignoring.
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Oct 17, 2014 05:34am
@Zahid: Name me any singly party which did not say the 2013 elections were massively rigged. If you are a sane person just give one name.
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Oct 17, 2014 05:36am
“The low voter turnout shows that it is fatigued and is in no mood for fresh General Election in the country.” If we use your logic then PTI has won this election, does this mean your Govt. should step down then Mr. Rashid? You are making no sense. You can not make fool of people anymore.
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Oct 17, 2014 05:40am
Parvez Rashid, the grapes are sour, you have no moral courage to accept that people have given their mandate for a change, voters are not like before, they are now making well thought decisions and they have rejected Javed Hashmi, and in a way PML-N.
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Oct 17, 2014 05:57am
Ladies and Gentlemen,
meet ur Information minister. Lost, confused can't put 2 sentences that make any sense.
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Oct 17, 2014 06:12am
U know this guy is da next one to go whenever I hear his comments he just makes me laugh. Like who r u kidding.
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Oct 17, 2014 06:19am
This guy is messed up in the head!
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Oct 17, 2014 06:29am
With all respects to the honorable Minister statistically one by-election doesn't mean that the whole 2013 election was fair and above board the only way to have fair elections is to have total media coverage and exit polls also non intimidation of the voters by the criminal elements and non intimidation and closing down or pressing criminal charges against media for giving true and unbiased coverage.
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Oct 17, 2014 06:53am
The fact that PTI is now happy with Dogar and has replaced Hashmi with Dogar shows the open hypocritical behaviour of the party - one by one all the talk slogans of PTI of being different and clean fall down - let this run for another four years and they will the same as any one else with a poor performance in KPK as well
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Oct 17, 2014 07:26am
People are smart. They will kick out those who don't perform. PPP got only 6,000 votes ! Imran khan must be patient and let system weed out the people who don't perform.
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Oct 17, 2014 07:26am
Low turn out shows people are losing confidence in the election system of Pakistan.
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Oct 17, 2014 07:33am
@Fawad You mean politically baseless statements
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Oct 17, 2014 07:40am
Fully endorse @Hamood
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Oct 17, 2014 08:11am
I guess he should be called "Misinformation Minister"
Living in a fools' paradise
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Oct 17, 2014 08:22am
I read the entire article, who voted for this man? he needs to take public interaction and statement making classes before he represents the nation as a senior person !!!
the good part i see after reading the comments to these article is that people have started following politics to the level in which they can comment on right and wrong ! high five to all the followers !
the only thing as a nation that we can do is decide whats right and whats wrong for the country and act accordingly and refrain from any loose comments and debates as seen on most of the TV shows these days...
i hope the best for our country ! LONG LIVE PAKISTAN !
Cheers
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Oct 17, 2014 12:10pm
@Aasim Malik What an illogical comment by the Minister of Disinformation which is devoid of any sense. Dogar got around 20000 votes as PPP candidate in 2013 election, and now as PTI supported candidate he has got around 58000 votes. But PMLN is not willing to accept defeat gracefully.
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Oct 17, 2014 12:31pm
Is he in his senses?
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Oct 17, 2014 07:30pm
@ZeeTee, You have no clue of what is progress id taking place in KPK. Visit the relevant websites
and your eyes will open wide. Just criticising unnecessarily makes no sense. My dear brother PTI has made big strides in KPK. They are not for Jangla buses to win the next election. They are working on the infrastructure for the next generation.
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Oct 17, 2014 07:42pm
i guess pervez rasheed should not talk about IK ........ instead he should focus ( if he can ) on what the govt is doing (if at all ).
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Oct 17, 2014 10:28pm
@Ace Lol! :D
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