Pakistan elections subject to 'pre-poll rigging'

By Agence France-Presse

Jan 03, 2024 12:11 am

ISLAMABAD: The party of Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan is being targeted by 'systematic dismemberment' and 'pre-poll rigging,' a rights watchdog said on Tuesday, casting doubt on the fairness of the South Asian nation's upcoming elections.

Nomination papers for Khan and the majority of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party candidates have been rejected by the electoral commission, the PTI said, shutting them out of the February 8 ballot.

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