Jatois accused of pre-poll rigging

Published August 6, 2002

NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Aug 5: The district leaders of the PPP have alleged that the Jatoi group had started pre-poll rigging by managing to shift some polling stations to New Jatoi.

They were speaking at a press conference at Mir Tando Akram village after a meeting on Sunday.

The meeting was attended by the district president, Pakistan People’s Party, Malhar Khan Rajpar, the general secretary, Karim Bukhsh Mallah, Syed Manzoor Hussain Shah, Zulfiqar Ali Behan, Khan Muhammad Jamali, Abdul Haq Bhurt, Syed Karam Ali Shah, Nazim UC Halani, Abrar Ali Shah and others.

They alleged that the Jatois had got shifted ten polling stations, including those of Fareed Dero, Dhohro and Talwa, to New Jatoi.

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