Enraged protesters set on fire a government building and four vehicles in Gilgit after police baton-charged them outside the premises of the region’s Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) office on Monday. According to unofficial results, PTI's Fatehullah Khan stood victorious in GBA-2, while PPP's Jameel Ahmed and former Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) chief minister Hafeezur Rehman secured second and third positions, respectively. “We had information that the chief election commissioner was going to declare the PTI candidate winner illegally, so, we had planned a peaceful protest,” a PPP activist said. Sadia also blamed CEC Raja Shehbaz for working hand in glove with the PTI, saying the election commissioner was involved in removing all evidence of rigging in the region’s recently-held elections. The Express Tribune tried to reach out to the chief election commissioner but the top official was not available for comment.

Source: The Express Tribune November 24, 2020 04:07 UTC