The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has asked that the European Union’s (EU) report on the February 8 general elections be made public.
“The EU report on the elections should be made public,” PTI spokesperson Raoof Hasan stated during a press briefing in Islamabad.
Recalling the EU delegation’s visit to Pakistan before to the polls, Hasan stated that the intergovernmental organization has verified submitting its report on the country’s general elections to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
“The EU report is very sensitive and important,” he said.
The PTI spokesperson’s demand comes as the party has repeatedly accused of widespread rigging and poll result manipulation in last month’s general elections, claiming that its mandate was “stolen”.
Imran Khan, the founder of the former ruling party, had also written to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) requesting that the global lender conduct an audit of the election results before approving any new loan for Islamabad — a demand that the Washington-based lender justified by citing its “narrow mandate on economic issues” and stating that it does not comment on domestic political developments.
Following the February 8 polls, the EU’s Lead Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Peter Stano, deplored the “lack of a level playing field due to the inability of some political actors to contest the elections, restrictions to freedom of assembly, freedom of expression both online and offline, restrictions of access to the internet, as well as allegations of severe interference in the electoral process, including arrests of political activists.”
