Nawaz Sharif calls Pakistan polls as 'stolen'
Islamabad, July 27 (IBNS): Jailed former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has called Wednesday's general election as ' stolen', media reports said.
Talking to visitors in Adiala Jail, the former prime minister warned that the “tainted and dubious” results of the elections would cast a bad impact on the country’s politics, reported Dawn News.
PML-N president Shahbaz Sharif, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Iqbal Zafar Jhagra, Junaid Safdar (son of Maryam Nawaz), Mahnoor Safdar and Meharun Nisa (daughters of Ms Maryam), Raheel Munir (son-in-law of Ms Maryam), former federal minister Marriyum Aurangzeb, Senator Mussadiq Malik and PML-N media coordinator Muhammad Mehdi were among those who called on Nawaz Sharif and his daughter, reported the news paper.
Imran Khan claims victory:
Amid allegations of rigging by Opposition in a violence-marred election, former cricketing great Imran Khan has claimed victory in Pakistan and is set to be annointed the next Prime Minister of the South Asian nation.
While the final tally is yet to be officially announced, Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party has emerged a clear leader winning 119 seats out of 272 seats. Results of 219 have been declared so far.
PTI Twitter handle also started a hashtag "PrimeMinisterImranKhan" with every post.
Cricket-turned politician Imran Khan, who now is posturiing to become Pakistan's next Prime Minister, has pledged that he will give efforts to stand with downtrodden people after he assumes power.
In the press conference, Khan threw light on a number of issues on which his government will implement.
Prioritising the poor section of the country, Khan said: "I promise to you my biggest effort today will be to stand with our most downtrodden. Our minorities, our domestic staff; anyone under the poverty line."
Sharif in Jail:
In a major blow to Nawaz Sharif ahead of the general elections, a Pakistani court on July 6 handed over the former Prime Minister of the country 10 years jail term over his family’s purchase of upscale London flats.
Sharif was awarded ten years of jail and fined eight million pounds by the Pakistani court.
Nawaz Sharif's daughter Maryam, who is also a prominent political figure in Pakistan, was sentenced to eight years in jail and fined two million pounds by the court.
They were arrested on July 13 after they reached Pakistan from London.
They are currently lodged in Adiala jail in Pakistan.
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