Bilawal Bhutto: ECP should take notice of rigging complaints

The Express Tribune

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday urged the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to take notice of the rigging that took place during the general elections, Express News reported. “PPP will stay clear of any conflict,” he said, while addressing party workers through a video conference. According to official results, PPP has bagged 63 seats in Sindh. However, it aims to bring the Muttahida Qaumi Movement on board to form a coalition government in the province. Earlier, despite winning a simple majority in Sindh in the elections of 1991, 1997 and 2002, the PPP had not been able to form a government because other parties had struck deals between them, fostering ‘pockets of influence’ and thwarting PPP’s right. However, as the 18th Amendment stipulates that only the party winning a simple majority can form a provincial government, the PPP will be able to form a government this time round.