Second Pakistani party criticises 'pre-poll rigging' in election


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  • Thursday, 12 Jul 2018

The supporters Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) who were arrested after holding a rally to obstruct the arrest of Mohammad Safdar, the son-in-law of ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, gesture from a prison van after they appeared before the district court in Rawalpindi, Pakistan July 11, 2018. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The party of slain former prime minister Benazir Bhutto on Wednesday decried what it called "pre-poll rigging" ahead of Pakistan's July 25 election, saying the reopening of a criminal case against its co-chairman was politically motivated.

The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) also said men identifying themselves as military officers had pressured some of their candidates to switch affiliation to a "King's party", a common euphemism for one favoured by the powerful military.

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