Human Rights Commission of Pakistan demands independent review of parliamentary elections’ results

In its recent report, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has questioned the validity of the national elections in the country, expressing concern about the suspicious behavior of the interim government.

The commission said that this year’s elections have damaged democratic values, the rule of law and the aspirations of ordinary people in Pakistan.

Meanwhile, a senior bureaucrat in Pakistan has said he helped rig Pakistan’s elections, a week after polls marred by allegations of manipulation returned no clear winner.

On Saturday, Liaqat Ali Chattha, commissioner of the garrison city of Rawalpindi, where the country’s powerful military has its headquarters, said he would hand himself over to police and step down from his position, demanding punishment for all those involved