Challenging ECP verdict proves NA-75 by-election was rigged: Maryam Nawaz.

LAHORE -- Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Friday said that by challenging the Election Commission of Pakistan's (ECP) order of re-polling in NA-75 Sialkot-IV constituency, the federal government has proven that it had stolen the public mandate in the recently held by-election there.

The statement comes a day after the PTI-led government announced challenging the ECP's decision in Supreme Court following a cabinet meeting presided over by Prime Minister Imran Khan.

The ECP on Thursday declared the by-poll held on February 19 as void and ordered a fresh election in the entire constituency on March 18 - a move which PML-N welcomed.

The commission had said the election in the constituency had not been conducted in a transparent manner. "Incidents of murders, firing and injuries, bad law and order situation while other circumstances led to make the process of result doubtful," a short order issued by ECP said.

"Challenging the decision of ECP proves that you (the government) have committed the theft [of people's vote], and saving the officers involved in vote theft confirms that it was committed at your behest," Maryam Nawaz wrote on her official Twitter handle.

She said that when Justice (retd) Wajihuddin Ahmed revealed PTI's alleged election fraud in the intra-party...