Pir Pagara said that he refrained from conducting an election campaign because, in his opinion, the elections were already sold out.
Hyderabad: Chief of Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) Pir Pagara has said that If Imran Khan is thief in Toshakhana case so every one of us is thief as those who received most expensive gifts including cars from Toshakhana but they still remained safe and sound.
He added that we are leading a peaceful life in the country because of our Pak army as it is sacrificing for the security of homeland.
He expressed these views while addressing a huge public gathering at Toll Plaza, Hyderabad on Friday held against alleged rigging in general election 2024.
Pir Pagara said that he refrained from conducting an election campaign because, in his opinion, the elections were already sold out.
“This election has demonstrated that no party holds a central position as no clear national leader emerged,” he remarked.
Additionally, Pir Pagara clarified that the Grand Democratic Alliance’s (GDA) protest does not target any specific party or institution but rather opposes the alleged rigging in the elections.
He predicted that given the current circumstances, the coalition government would likely collapse within 10 months.
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Highlighting the unexpected surge in support for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed independent candidates among the youth on February 8, Pir Pagara noted that independent aspirants secured a significant majority for the first time in Pakistan’s history. Despite PTI’s expulsion from the electoral process due to intra-party elections, Pir Pagara refrained from labeling Imran Khan as a thief, asserting that if Khan were deemed as such, then all politicians would fall under that category.
On the occasion, Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi, criticized the allocation of National Assembly seats, noting that despite receiving over a million votes, neither PTI nor JI secured a single seat from Karachi, whereas Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) obtained 15 seats with far fewer votes.
He emphasized that JI and PTI had evidence, in the form of Form 45, demonstrating their majority in Karachi constituencies.
Rashid Soomro, a leader of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, demanded that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) annul the Sindh polls and conduct transparent elections in the province.
He further suggested that if Pir Pagara allowed, they would prevent newly elected members from taking oaths in Sindh.
Fehmida Mirza, a GDA leader, proposed that all Sindh-based political parties affected by election rigging should unite at the provincial level. She commended the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for devising a collaborative strategy.
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