PTI Secretary General Asad Umar warned on Friday that the country would move towards a “difficult situation” if the public perceived the Election Commission of Pakistan was “not doing justice or becoming a silent spectator when the law is violated” during the upcoming by-elections in Punjab.
He was addressing a press conference in Islamabad in connection with the by-elections that will be held on July 17. The PTI has alleged that “interference” is afoot to change the results of the upcoming by-polls.
It has blamed the government for allegedly changing voters’ lists and using state machinery to benefit ex-PTI candidates the ruling parties are backing. In his press conference, Umar asked party workers to fully prepare for the upcoming elections.
“Whatever they do, the PTI will win with a big majority on July 17. Once Punjab goes out of their (the government’s) hands, what will the imported prime minister do in Islamabad? We are heading towards new elections.”
