LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf ‘s two prominent leaders were reportedly taken away by unidentified individuals from the returning officer’s (RO) offices in Mailsi (district Vehari) and Multan.

Former transport minister Jahanzaib Khichi and former member of the provincial assembly Waseem Khan Badozai went to submit their party tickets at the RO offices.

The leaders were driven away allegedly by unidentified individuals from the RO offices in Mailsi and Multan.

The videos of the incidents are circulating on social media. PTI supporters have launched the hashtag #RiggingAgainstPTI on Twitter about the incidents.

Jahanzaib Khichi and Badozai are respected figures within the PTI.

BAHAWALPUR: PTI candidate Hassan Khurshead from PP-248 (Yazman tehsil) has alleged that police officials did not allow him to deposit his party ticket with the returning officer.

In a video statement posted on social media, Hassan Khurshead said that when he along with his two companions went to the RO office in Yazman. He said police arrested his friends and lodged them in city police lock-up while he narrowly escaped arrest.He appealed to the ECP and Chief Justice of Pakistan to intervene in the matter.

Published in Dawn, January 14th, 2024