US diplomat Lu urges Pakistan to probe election, possibly re-run some votes


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  • Thursday, 21 Mar 2024

FILE PHOTO: Election workers register voters at a polling station in a school during a general election, in Islamabad, Pakistan February 8, 2024. REUTERS/Gabrielle Fonseca Johnson/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. diplomat urged Pakistan on Wednesday to investigate reported irregularities with last month's general election and re-run the vote in affected constituencies if it found credible evidence of interference.

"The Election Commission of Pakistan, should it find that these irregularities are substantiated, should re-run elections (in constituencies) where there has been interference," Donald Lu, the State Department's top official for South and Central Asia, told a congressional panel.

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