Summary HRCP appalled at volatile situation ahead of elections
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Human Rights Commission of Pakistan co-chair Munizae Jahangir says the caretaker government and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) should ensure transparent elections.
At a press conference, Jahangir, flanked by Farhatullah Babar, said election environment was being vitiated and the government coming to power (in such circumstances) would have no credibility.
At a press conference held in Islamabad earlier today, HRCP has said it is deeply concerned by the overall deterioration in human rights, which needs urgent attention as the new year unfolds.
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She said transparency was the cornerstone of a credible election. The state of human rights in the country was alarming, she said, as a party had been deliberated damaged.
Farhatullah Babar said rigging was under way; those submitting nomination papers were being arrested. People would lose trust in such an election, he said while predicting chaos in the days to come.
