PML-N leader Attaullah Tarar has urged the caretaker government to take strict action against those who threatened returning officers (ROs).

“Is it not terrorism when they display the RO’s photos online?” Tarar questioned at a press conference in Lahore, adding that this was a highly condemnable action.

PML-N spokesperson for Punjab, Uzma Bukhari, claimed that the ROs and District Returning Officers (DROs) were being “pushed to be like Liaquat Ali Chattha”, alleging that they were being forced to lie about rigging in the elections.

“This cannot happen in any Banana Republic, that they [ROs and DROs] are pushed to become like Liaquat Chattha, and if they don’t comply, they are told they have no place in this country,” she said.