ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has strongly rejected the results of the PP-52 by-election held in Sambrial, accusing the ruling party of systematic rigging.<\/p>\n
PTI-backed candidate Fakhir Nishat Ghuman, who came in second with 40,037 votes, claimed that Form 45s were manipulated and prepared before polling had even concluded.<\/p>\n
Speaking to the media shortly after the unofficial results were announced, Ghuman said, \u201cThey prepared Form 45 according to their wishes.<\/p>\n
This entire process was staged.<\/p>\n
We will not accept these results and will consult with our party leadership to decide the next steps.\u201d The by-election was won by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Hina Arshad Warraich, who secured 78,419 votes, winning by a margin of over 38,000.<\/p>\n
PTI\u2019s Central Information Secretary, Sheikh Waqas Akram, also addressed a press conference in Islamabad, doubling down on the party\u2019s stance that the vote was manipulated. \u201cOnce again, our mandate has been stolen,\u201d he said. \u201cThe people turned out in huge numbers, but the PML-N thugs created chaos and showed their true colours.\u201d<\/p>\n
He further alleged that PTI polling agents were assaulted, forcibly removed from polling stations, and prevented from overseeing the vote count. \u201cThis was not an election\u2014it was a hijacking. We will not let anyone steal the people’s voice in Sambrial,\u201d Waqas declared.<\/p>\n
The PP-52 seat had fallen vacant after the death of former MPA Chaudhry Arshad Warraich.<\/p>\n
The by-election saw polling across 185 stations, with no major security incidents officially reported. However, PTI\u2019s claims have cast a shadow over the legitimacy of the process.<\/p>\n
PML-N has denied all allegations and maintains the election was free and fair, calling PTI\u2019s accusations a \u201csore losers\u2019 narrative.\u201d The dispute adds further tension to an already polarized political landscape in Punjab.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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