Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) of Maulana Fazlur Rehman boycotted the presidential election advised its members of the electoral college not to cast their votes on Saturday. The JUI had also not participated in the elections of Prime Ministership, Speakership and Deputy Speakership and now, it has announced a boycott of the presidential election too. JUI members from Senate, National Assembly, Balochistan Assembly, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly will remain absent to avoid be a part of the polling process of presidential election today. JUI chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that they will not engage in any electoral process until they get their mandate.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)