Islamabad, July 26 (TNS): Pakistan’s elections oversight body has rejected allegations by a candidate for parliament that voting in national elections was rigged, saying the polls were held in a free and fair manner.
Babar Yaqoob, a top official at the Election Commission, said the turnout in Wednesday’s vote was about 55 percent, slightly better than previous elections.
He dismissed allegations of rigging saying no candidate or political party had submitted any written complaint to the commission.
Yaqoob said that 80 to 90 percent results have been collected by the body.
