Liaqat Ali Chatta, head of the election workers in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi, admits that electoral fraud was committed in the city in the February 8 election, several media reports.
Independent candidates loyal to jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's PTI party led by 70,000 votes, which under Chatta's watch were counted.
He says the press made him consider suicide, but instead decided to confess and turn himself in to the police, according to The Guardian.
- I take responsibility for the error in Rawalpindi. I should be punished for my crimes and others who were involved should also be punished.
The country's electoral authority denies Chatta's claim, but says an investigation has been launched, according to Reuters.
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Khan's allies are calling for protests in Pakistan
The PTI, the party of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, is calling for nationwide protests after a senior Pakistani election worker admitted to election fraud on Saturday. This is reported by AFP.
The PTI is barred from contesting elections, but a string of independent candidates are pushing his policies. These candidates were leading by 70,000 votes in the city of Rawalpindi, but these votes were counted.
Protests have broken out in several places in Pakistan. Among other things, around 4,000 people have gathered in the PTI stronghold of Peshawar in the northern part of the country.
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