PoK 'PM' says Imran Khan rigged elections in the region; vows to expose PTI govt

After  Tehreek-e-Insaf party (PTI) was declared victorious in recently conducted 11th general elections for legislative assembly in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, Prime Minister of PoK came forward to level accusations against his counterpart in Pakistan. Addressing media, Raja Muhammad Farooq Haider Khan accused Imran Khan of election fraud. He asserted that votes that are being shown as those of Imran Khan, are actually that of 'coercion, bribery, and fraud'. 

"I will run a movement across nation and unveil true face of Imran Khan government before Kashmiris,  Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) supremo said. 

Protest in PoK; people demand 'Azadi' from Pakistan government 

Earlier in day, citizens of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) raised slogans demanding 'Azadi' from Pakistan government after results of recently-held polls in region were anunced. In video shared by PML-N's Maryam Nawaz Sharif, PoK citizens can be heard sloganeering against newly-elected PTI government in region demanding 'Azadi' from m.

"Today, on first day of PTI's fake victory, for first time in Azad Kashmir, slogan of "Independent Kashmir" was raised. When you rob people's votes, oppress m, such incidents arise," said Maryam Nawaz on her Twitter handle. 

incident was reported after poll results were declared. Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party (PTI) won 25 seats while Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) came second with 11 seats and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) secured just six seats, state-run Radio Pakistan reported, citing ufficial results anunced by Election Commission.

Several parties such as Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People's Party (PPP) have claimed that process was 'rigged'. 

Elections in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir

On Sunday, Pakistan government conducted voting for 45 out of 53 assembly seats in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. PTI had minated candidates for all 45 constituencies, while PML-N and PPP each issued tickets to candidates for 44 seats. Two or parties including All J&K Muslim Conference and Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) have given tickets for 42 and 40 constituencies respectively. 

During electoral process, clashes were reported in numerous polling stations. In clashes, two people lost ir lives. Police confirmed news, and said, "Two PTI workers were shot dead by unidentified persons at a polling booth under Naarr police station area in Charhoi, Kotli." y were identified as Zaheer Ahmed, 40, and Ramzan, 50, by Pakistan Police. Around 12 ors were injured in violence that broke out during elections.