JI to stage rally against ‘poll rigging’ on Feb 24

KARACHI Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Tuesday announced that his party would be taking out a big rally on February 24 in the city against “bogus results” of the General Election 2024.

Addressing a press conference at the JI headquarters Idara-e-Noor Haq, he reiterated his demand for Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa to take notice of the “systematic rigging” in the general elections and ensure rectification as per Form 45.

He expressed severe concerns and strongly condemned those who had rigged the elections. He demanded of the judiciary to hold a forensic audit of the polls in Karachi in order to reveal the truth. He also asked the judiciary to fix those responsible.

Rehman said the differences between Form 45 and Form 47 themselves would tell the truth. He further said the rejected Muttahida Qaumi Movement had been imposed on Karachi and Karachiites.

Talking about Palestine, he said that the JI would not put the issue on the back burner. He added that his party would hold protests on Friday in solidarity with the Palestinians, particularly the people of Gaza.Rehman also raised the issue of Intermediate exam results and demanded from the authorities to take solid action against those responsible for changing the results.