Anwaarul Haq Kakar, the acting prime minister, declared on Monday that Pakistan will protect public employees in carrying out their constitutional responsibilities, take action against “violent trolls,” and guarantee “exemplary punishment” for them.
The declaration was made a few days after the Rawalpindi Commissioner resigned from his position, claiming he was being “hanged for doing injustice” to the Rawalpindi Division, and admitted to his “involvement in rigging election results in the city”.
In a statement made during a news conference at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Chattha stated that “we gave the losing candidates leads of 50,000 votes” and that “13 candidates from Pindi were forcefully declared winners.”
He declared, “I have wronged the Rawalpindi Division.” “After the Fajr prayer today, I attempted suicide. Then it occurred to me, why should I die a death that is prohibited? “Why not present everything to the public?” he said.
“I accept the responsibility of election rigging in Rawalpindi Division and surrender myself to the police,” he stated.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the recently appointed Rawalpindi Commissioner, however, have refuted Chattha’s accusations.
The premier stated in a statement released by his office today, “There should be no doubt about our commitment to these noble civil servants serving the state and the people of Pakistan.”
According to Prime Minister Kakar, the people of Pakistan expressed their will clearly on February 8 and gave a divided mandate. He continued, “Some elements with a history of violent behavior and vigilantism are now employing various strategies, such as the weaponization of social media, to blackmail and coerce civil servants into abandoning the State of Pakistan in favor of the violent gang.”
According to the prime, these components’ acts were blatantly against the law, other sections of the Constitution, and Article 5.
“The state of Pakistan will protect civil servants as they carry out their constitutional responsibilities, take action against these violent trolls, and make sure they receive commendable punishment.” He said, “There shouldn’t be any question about our dedication to these honorable civil personnel serving the State and the people of Pakistan.
For the third day in a row, popular microblogging site “X,” formerly known as Twitter, experienced service disruptions in Pakistan on Monday.
Long-term platform inaccessibility has plagued users across the country, adding to the already unsettling online experience non the weeks preceding, during, and following the bitterly contested February 8 national elections.
Downdetector reports that X services experienced disruptions at approximately 1pm.
Similar feelings were expressed a day earlier by Maryam Nawaz, the PML-N’s chief organizer and candidate for the Punjab chief minister position, who obliquely mentioned the PTI when she threatened legal action against anyone encouraging the bureaucracy to disobey the law.
Maryam stated on social networking site X that openly engaging in this behavior was a recipe for disaster because it entailed upending the bureaucracy and causing chaos inside the governmental apparatus.
Speaking to the bureaucracy, Maryam stated that employees should carry out their legal responsibilities and not allow intimidation to deter them.
The PML-N leader went on to say that anyone posing a threat to the officers’ safety would face “iron hands.” She promised to make sure the officers were safe.
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