'Delayed results means polls are rigged,' Nawaz Sharif's old video emerges

An old video of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo, Nawaz Sharif about delaying election results has emerged on social media.

Video shared by journalist Ihtisham Ul Haq shows Nawaz Sharif saying: " When results are delayed, then the election is rigged emerged on social media platform X.

The Free and Fair Election Network (Fafen) noted that the delay in the preparation and announcement of preliminary election results overshadowed an otherwise orderly election, raising questions about the credibility of the election outcome.

In its preliminary report on recently conducted general elections, Fafen also highlighted that the caretaker government’s suspension of cellular and internet services on election day, regardless of security reasons, undermined years of parliamentary efforts to reform the election results management process through amendments to the Elections Act, 2017, which were meant to maximise the integrity, efficiency and transparency of electoral outcomes.