According to findings of the commission, it said “ the PTI was not entirely unjustified in requesting the establishment of a body to inquire into its suspicions and allegations regarding the 2013 general elections. However after the recording of evidence and carefully going through all the material placed on record the Commission finds as under in respect of each TOR.”
The 237-page document said that “Taking into account all the evidence on record, notwithstanding the shortcomings of the ECP as mentioned earlier in this Report, the 2013 general elections were in large part organized and conducted fairly and in accordance with the law.”
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The PTI had repeatedly claimed that 2013 polls were rigged systematically with the backing of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz. PTI chief Imran Khan had accused sitting Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of rigging the elections on numerous occasion.
However the commission in its report detailed that, “The plan or design to manipulate or influence the election has not been disclosed with any degree of specification by any of the parties to the proceedings nor is it discernible from the material placed before the Commission. Allegations against those allegedly involved in the plan/design also remained unsubstantiated by the evidence on record.”
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It further stated that “When the entire context of the elections are considered along with the meaning of overall basis, despite some lapses by the ECP it cannot be said on the evidence before the GEIC Report Commission that on an overall basis the elections were not a true and fair reflection of the mandate given by the electorate.”
The PTI chairman, however, accepted the findings of the commission. He underlined his earlier pledge to accept the judicial commission report –whatever it may be.
On the other hand, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said the highest and most credible forum has authenticated the 2013 General Elections as transparent and free from rigging; and therefore, the chapter of allegations and false accusations should come to a close forever”, he added.
He said they are ready to forget what happened after the elections till now but it was unfortunate that the country was defamed by making fair and spotless elections disputed.
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Rage on social media after JC’s clean-chit to the PML-N
How come JC reported on Form 15 missing earlier but everything is clear now? #JCReportIsFlawed
— Shehzil Khurshid (@listenpapa) July 24, 2015
#JCReportIsFlawed Why did they hide the report for 24 hours? Where are the 63 pages out of 300 pages? pic.twitter.com/JIP5LJq5m4
— Ramiz Raja (@RamizRaja92) July 24, 2015
#JCReportIsFlawed If ECP had done poor planning and voting process was flawed? How is our mandate not rigged? pic.twitter.com/7EltwpDJxJ
— Farhan Khan Virk (@FarhanKVirk) July 24, 2015
I already saw this coming. Had no expectations from this system. #JCReportIsFlawed
— Sahr (@Sahr_M) July 24, 2015
#JCReportIsFlawed JC Report is not fair.many points in report are not clear pic.twitter.com/Uw0WWCPXJg
— sumairajamil (@real_sumaira) July 24, 2015
#IfElectionsAreFairThen Lahore is Paris and All Pakistanis are Happy
— Zohaib Rajput (@Zhbabar05) July 24, 2015
#IfElectionsAreFairThen Then IMF owes Debt to Pakistan ! pic.twitter.com/SspFQbErsm
— Ramiz Raja (@RamizRaja92) July 24, 2015
#IfElectionsAreFairThen Chaudhry Nisar is not secretly Mr.Bean, and Rowan Atkinson is dead.
— Ramsha (@_cannonballs) July 24, 2015
#IfElectionsAreFairThen Zardari is the most honest person in history of Pakistan
— Farhan Khan Virk (@FarhanKVirk) July 24, 2015