Pakistan's Upcoming Election Under Scrutiny Amid Pre-Poll Rigging Charges
Voice of America
A car passes by an election billboard, ahead of Pakistan's general elections, along a road in Peshawar on Dec. 22, 2023. Munizae Jahangir, the co-chairperson at the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, speaks during a news conference, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Jan. 1, 2024. FILE - Pakistan Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar speaks in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 2, 2023. FILE - Supporters of Pakistan's Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) political party chant slogans as they gather, after the country's Election Commission disqualified former Prime Minister Imran Khan from running for political office, during a protest in Karachi, Oct. 21, 2022. FILE - Security officers escort Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan, as he appeared in Islamabad High Court, Islamabad, Pakistan, May 12, 2023.
Human rights groups and independent monitors in Pakistan cast aspersions Monday on the integrity and credibility of the February 8 parliamentary elections, citing a military-backed government crackdown on a mainstream political party and increased media censorship.
