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Scores of ballot papers allegedly used in the July 25 general elections were recovered from a garbage dump in Acheni area of Peshawar on Friday, DawnNewsTV reported.
The majority of recovered ballot papers were reportedly stamped with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz symbol ‘Lion’.
PML-N candidate from PK-70 Zahir Khan has claimed that the votes were cast in his support. He, however, could not confirm the authenticity of the video circulating on social media which showed the recovered ballot papers.
A close look at the ballot papers reveals that there is no official stamp on the back, which suggests that they were not issued by a polling official on election day.
PK-70 (Peshawar-V) is the same constituency where Awami National Party’s candidate Khushdil Khan was declared elected on Thursday after recounting of votes by the returning officer, defeating former provincial minister Shah Farman of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf with a margin of 187 votes.
Earlier on Thursday, over 150 ballot papers said to be used in the July 25 polls were found in the classroom of a government boys’ school in Karachi’s Gizri area — which carried stamps on PPP’s election symbol ‘arrow’.
Before that, scores of used ballot papers were found from a garbage dump in the Karachi’s Qayyumabad area last week.
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Aug 04, 2018 12:50am
This is evidence to the fact that rigging took place on July 25 elections. ECP should investigate and tell
nation where the ballots came from and how they ended up in the garbage.
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Aug 04, 2018 01:16am
Obviously
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Aug 04, 2018 01:26am
Getting quite obvious that PPP and PML-N is behind this propaganda. The dirty tactics that these corrupt parties use is just shocking. Why would anyone in there right mind dump papers here and there if the intension was to rig the elections.
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Aug 04, 2018 01:27am
Here in KPK we saw many irregularities and suspicious activities at various polling centers in several constituencies. There is no doubt of open rigging aided by some state agencies.
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Aug 04, 2018 01:43am
all planned and fake I dont trust these "discoveries"
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Aug 04, 2018 01:44am
Very convenient how these stamped ballot papers are appearing in garbage dumps.
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Aug 04, 2018 01:47am
None of the ballot paper was from boxes for sure. All fake printed but could not be be casted due to Army presence.
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Aug 04, 2018 01:48am
Shear Mockery of the democratic system of the government.
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Aug 04, 2018 02:02am
It looks like unused blank ballot papers are being sold and brought by looser. ECP should have counted the forms given to each center and should have counted the blank returned as unused to agree the number with counted votes. It is difficult to assume that counted or voted forms could be found in dump yards.
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Aug 04, 2018 02:02am
the opposing parties dropped these in the trash!!
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Aug 04, 2018 02:19am
It took more than 3 days to declare the results by ECP. The pre-election environment of favoring one party is also known to everyone. The elections were free and fair for one party only.
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Aug 04, 2018 02:30am
Another dirty trick of defeated opposition parties to mame elections questionable and create confusion for PTI - this is sign of a weak democracy and corrupt mafia!
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Aug 04, 2018 02:47am
fake ballot, it is not even folded
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Aug 04, 2018 03:22am
Cheap tactics by N group. ROs trashed them so that they can later be recovered by N people ... how stupid !!!!
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Aug 04, 2018 03:38am
PK 70 needs a do over.
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Aug 04, 2018 03:47am
Corruption is seeded in so deep that nothing can be sure. Thanks to these 3 theif families of zardari nawaz and religious paties.
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Aug 04, 2018 03:53am
The ballot papers used to be the method of illegal votes but this time army didn't let it happen (while 100 percent is still not possible). Ultimately as could not be casted., all those who were not discarded properly would continue to be found. Ballot papers with stamp of parties are likely the culprits
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Aug 04, 2018 04:05am
Were the votes cast during the election or after, by PML-N operatives, and dumped?
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Aug 04, 2018 04:11am
Imagine , What Imran Khan would have if this would have happened in 2013 or 2008
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Aug 04, 2018 04:13am
somebody got to answer? How did ballot papers end in a garbage dump? Good to know APN candidate won after the recounting. Why make this election tainted, was there no control over the ballot papers?
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Aug 04, 2018 04:24am
This all seems hawk just to say elections were rigged. We all know anyone can copy these ballot papers, stamp them with whatever they want and dump them and later go with a camera and recover to create fuss. Public when you will understand ?
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Aug 04, 2018 05:40am
It is interesting that both the candidates accepted their results and ballot papers were found. Tricks of crooks.
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Aug 04, 2018 05:49am
No wonder, no one believes the election was fair.
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Aug 04, 2018 06:36am
Seems a genuine case!
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Aug 04, 2018 06:42am
One, how do we know these ballot papers are genuine, and two, if they are genuine, these may well have been stamped after the fact and discarded on purpose in public places to cast doubt on the veracity of elections. Seems like a planned exercise to me.
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Aug 04, 2018 06:53am
Shameful
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Aug 04, 2018 07:02am
In next few days so called opposition mafia will find billion ballots and all stamped with their votes. This mafia is so strong that this was the laat chance dor Pakistan to put a dent else it would have gone for decades.
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Aug 04, 2018 07:03am
Make sure these ballots are not same that were stolen from Murad Ali Shah’s polling stations
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Aug 04, 2018 07:16am
Presiding officers had also taken many ballot papers along with them. An act to defame ECP
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Aug 04, 2018 08:32am
This is all drama, just to divert people's attention from Naya Pakistan.
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Aug 04, 2018 09:16am
No stamp on the back? Ballot papers were not folded? They were fake votes and those who claim these votes should be arrested and investigated.
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Aug 04, 2018 12:05pm
Could be an attempt to cast bogus votes in favour of NL candidate but dropped the idea for fear of army presence.
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Aug 04, 2018 09:39pm
Rigging at targeted places is becoming more and more transparent with every passing day!
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Aug 05, 2018 05:15am
Nonsense ...most of these hoaxes are being played by loser mafia...when the truth comes out it will be again PPP and PMLn cheats playing their dirty game...if you can believe that 90% people in Sindh voted for PPP and anybody for PML outside Lahore Gujranwala...I have news for you...even they are down they can cheat...If Establishment has helped PTI then poor Khan wouldn't be bagging for votes and M Fazal would not be talking so bravely.
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Aug 05, 2018 05:23am
Don't be surprised ...anything can be printed and stamped ...unless there was a serial numbers attached to each ballot then all of these fakes by crooks who became trillionaires by borrowing from internal Banks for Pakistan yet money ends up in their swiss accounts...What business are sharifs and Zardari doing that their wealth continues to multiply and they suck all the money from the market through money laundering ...they know Pakistani public is gullible ....how can these defenseless crooks from MQM, PPP, JUI, Wali Group, Achekzai dare ask for representation when they brought Pakistan on its knees again as AAZ did in 2013...what do they want they sucked blood of 210 m Pakistanis...when we have semblence of good governance they are crying foul. Every election has been stolen what is new....here
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