PTI’s Kamran Bangash has said he still has not received a response from the Returning Officer after requesting attested copies of the Form 45. “It has been seven days since I submitted my application to the Returning Officer PK-82, Awais Khan, requesting attested copies of Form45s immediately after he announced the manipulated consolidated results (Form 47) in absentia of all the candidates and our agents,” he wrote in a post on X. According to Bangash, his election agent has been visiting the RO’s office daily for the past seven days to no avail. “This situation exemplifies the disregard for the public’s mandate by a BPS-17 official Awais Khan and his DC Afaaq Wazir, who prioritise personal gains (corruption) over their duty and public vote.” “It is clear that he was engaged in manipulating the Form 45 to favour a candidate who ranked seventh in the voting, yet a group of unscrupulous individuals declared him the winner,” he said.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)