Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday announced staging countrywide protests with participation from other political parties on March 2 against the alleged rigging in the general elections 2024.
PTI Secretary General Omar Ayub, who is also the party’s candidate for the prime minister’s slot, made the announcement after meeting PTI founder Imran Khan at Adiala jail.
Addressing a press conference in Rawalpindi, the politician lamented “large-scale” rigging in the polls. He said PTI would stage countrywide protests against the “rigging” in polls alongside other political parties.
“Our seats were stolen with just a stroke of pen. The people gave the mandate to the former PTI chairman. Nation’s mandate and our seats have been attacked,” Ayub said.
He said that the successful PTI-backed candidate had the Form-45s. Ayub added that party leaders met the PTI founder, who is incarcerated at the prison, and he is “confident” of the party’s stance.
He said that the party would protest in courts and assemblies. “Ours is the fight of truth,” he added.
The PTI leader further stated that the party has nominated Amir Dogar and Junaid Khan for the post of National Assembly speaker and deputy speaker.
Separately, speaking to media outside Adiala jail, PTI’s central leader Sher Afzal Marwat also said that party founder Imran directed to stage protests across the country on Saturday (March 2).
He said that the meeting with the former prime minister involved discussions on the internal matters of the party. Marwat further stated that PTI’s elected members will go to the assembly to take oath on February 29.
