ISLAMABAD – After opposition parties, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)has also demanded probe into the fault in the software that was allegedlyresponsible for delayed election results.
According to sources, PTI leader Azam Swati has submitted acall-to-attention notice in the Senate to probe into the reasons for theResults Transmission System’s (RTS) failure.
Swati also demanded that those responsible should be identified and actionbe taken against them.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) wrote to the Cabinet Divisionasking it to constitute a committee for probing the election resultssoftware malfunction, Geo News reported on Thursday.
Amid severe criticism by political parties, the ECP had blamed the collapsefor the unusual delay in the results on election day.
Former Senate chairman Raza Rabbani, however, lashed out on Friday at theelectoral body, calling the constitution of the committee a ‘mere sham.’
“We reject the ECP Secretary Babar Yaqoob’s letter to constitute a probecommittee,” Rabbani said. “Formation of a committee to probe into failureof the RTS system is a mere sham. The terms of reference (TORs) to form thecommittee are ambiguous and they ignore the main issue.”
The PPP leader noted that TORs of the committee did not mention thestatement of National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) that hadsaid the system was functional.
The committee should present a report on the matter within a month, theelection body has recommended.