World media is divided on Pakistan’s general elections held amid security unrest and political disconnect; however, shutdown of connectivity on polling day and painfully slow release of unofficial results have given rise to allegations of rigging casting doubts on the overall credibility of the vote worldwide.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), and the independent candidates supported by Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) are in a virtual tie for the majority of seats in the national legislature as the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) finally starts releasing results following a protracted delay amid mixed reactions from the international community.
The BBC reported that the PTI was claiming to be leading on more than 100 seats due to the first delay in the results release and the early unofficial election results that were published by local TV channels.
