KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Faisal Karim Kundi stated on Sunday that the reason for the delay in the elections is a planned effort to manipulate the results.
In a statement issued here, Kundi stated that the elections should not be postponed based solely on the wishes of a couple of political parties.
The PPP leader emphasised that the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decisions should be in line with the constitution, rather than influenced by the preferences of a select few.
Kundi, who is also the PPP’s information secretary, pointed out that instead of continuously experimenting with the “selection” process, the ultimate decision should rest with the voters in a fair election.
He asserted that the authority to choose and reject their representatives in the upcoming elections should lie solely with the people.
A day earlier, the PPP Information Secretary had termed the Minar-e-Pakistan public gathering a “disappointing” event, saying a “convict” presented his “resume” instead of his narrative during his speech.
In a statement released by the party’s media cell, he raised concerns about the judiciary’s credibility due to the manner in which the fingerprints of a criminal (Nawaz Sharif) were taken with protocol.
Kundi was referring to Nawaz’s arrival in the federal capital in the afternoon where he completed legal and biometric formalities for bail in his court cases.
He noted that the PML-N supreme leader did not mention anything about the holding of upcoming general elections during his address.
Sarcastically, Kundi said, when “one blue-eyed boy (Imran Khan) was put in jail the other one (Nawaz) came from outside”.
“Nawaz took a big U-turn. He changed his stance (after coming from London).”
The PPP leader held the PML-N supreme leader responsible for the country’s “destruction”.
“Bringing a criminal to Pakistan is tantamount to ‘killing justice’.”
In a video statement, PPP Central Punjab General Secretary Syed Hassan Murtaza termed the PML-N supremo’s rally a “dispiriting” gathering.
