The chief of Jamaat-E-Islami (JI), Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, announced plans to observe a “black day” on February 8, marking the first anniversary of the general elections that JI states that they were handled.
The party has requested national protests, including an outside the office of the Pakistan Electoral Commission (ECP) in Karachi.
Speaking at a press conference in Karachi, Rehman said: “Ji will observe Yom-E-Siyah [Black Day] On February 8 on the stolen mandate and the elections manipulated last year. “While JI did not secure any seat in the National Assembly, the party won two provincial seats in Sindh and one in Baluchistan.
On January 20, Imran Khan’s PTI also requested protests on the anniversary of the elections, with Khan directing Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, PTI de PTI, Ali Amin Gandapur, to lead caravans from all over the province for a meeting public in Peshawar.
PTI has also sought permission to celebrate a demonstration in the MINAR-E-PAKISTAN DE LAHORE, although the local administration has not yet granted approval.
The national elections, held on February 8 of last year, were tarnished by a closure of the cell phone network throughout the country and the delayed results.
The opposition parties, including JI and Imran Khan, Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf (PTI), have a manipulation of generalized elections. However, the caregiver’s government and the ECP have denied the charges, explaining that the closure of the mobile network was a measure to maintain the law and order.
Several international organizations, including the United States House of Representatives and European countries, have urged Pakistan to investigate electoral irregularities. However, Islamabad has rejected calls for formal investigation.
Khan’s PTI candidates forbade the February 8 elections as the party, ran as independent and won the greatest amount of seats. However, they were below the majority required to form a government, which instead was established by a coalition of rival political parties.
