Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General Salman Akram Raja on Monday claimed that the irregularities in the February 8 general election, already known to the public, have now been confirmed by an international organisation.
Speaking at a press conference at the Lahore Press Club, Raja said the Commonwealth report on Pakistan’s election exposed widespread manipulation of results through altered forms and procedural violations.
“The election was attacked on February 8 — the whole world knows this attack happened,” Raja said, adding that PTI leader Dr. Yasmin Rashid had prepared a white paper detailing what he described as a “captive democracy.”
According to Raja, the Commonwealth report highlighted discrepancies between Form 45 copies given to polling agents and those later uploaded on the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) website. “In many constituencies, the Form 45 and Form 46 do not match,” he said, claiming such mismatches were evident in 90 to 95 constituencies.
He further alleged that in numerous cases, candidates’ vote counts were changed on Form 45, while the total number of votes on the same form remained untouched. “Form 45 was changed in every constituency,” Raja asserted.
The PTI leader also pointed to polling stations where, according to him, votes were cast for the National Assembly but not for the Provincial Assembly — a discrepancy he said reflected deliberate manipulation.
Raja reiterated PTI’s demand for accountability, stating: “The truth the people already know is now documented by the Commonwealth report, and it must be read by all.”