Audio leaks amplify allegations of rigging by Imran Khan's Party in Pakistan election

Alleged leaked audio recordings involving key leaders from the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) have emerged, bolstering allegations made by Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party regarding electoral manipulation in the February 8 elections.

Governor of Sindh expresses concerns

In these recordings, Kamran Tessori, the Governor of Sindh, is purportedly heard expressing doubts about the authenticity of their electoral mandate, asserting it was "100 per cent fake." Tessori discussed MQM-P's political shift and voiced grievances over the lack of representation and power-sharing within the government.

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Another leaked audio involving MQM-P's Senior Deputy Convener Mustafa Kamal reveals discussions with a Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) delegation. The conversation suggests pressure from the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) to sideline MQM-P due to alleged illegitimacy of their mandate. Kamal confirms the claims but dismisses them as recurrent accusations from political adversaries.

PTI's allegations of election theft

The PTI alleges that its electoral victories, including 90 National Assembly seats and over 100 Punjab Assembly seats, were stolen by the establishment. They claim these seats were distributed among PML-N, MQM-P, and PPP to form what they term as "fake governments."

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The emergence of these purported audio recordings adds fuel to the PTI's claims of electoral fraud, intensifying political tensions in Pakistan. With allegations of mandate usurpation and power manipulation, the fallout from the February 8 elections continues to reverberate across the political landscape, raising questions about the integrity of the democratic process in the country.

As investigations into these allegations unfold, the political climate in Pakistan remains charged, with implications for governance, democracy, and the credibility of electoral outcomes.