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PM Imran Khan agrees on judicial commission to probe election rigging

PM Imran Khan agrees on judicial commission to probe election rigging
November 7, 2019
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Prime Minister Imran Khan has agreed to form a judicial commission to probe into rigging in the general elections. Sources said that the prime minister had directed NA Speaker Asad Qaisar to prepare the Terms of Reference (TORs) in consultation with the opposition. The government has offered the opposition to conduct the investigations into the rigging allegation through a parliamentary committee or a judicial commission. The offer was made through Punjab Assembly Speaker Ch Pervaiz Elahi. Earlier on Thursday, Punjab Assembly Speaker Ch Pervaiz Elahi said that efforts will continue till resolution of the Azadi March issue. Talking to the media after a meeting with JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, he said that they all are hopeful and things were heading towards improvement. “I hope that the result will be good and will jointly announce a good news soon. We have given a lot of suggestions,” he added. However, he did not respond the question about Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s demand for the resignation of Prime Minister Imran Khan.