ISLAMABAD – Pakistani Senators and the leaders from both government andopposition leaders were surprised to discover “hidden” cameras in thepolling booth of voting for Senate chairman and deputy chairman seats onFriday.
As the proceedings commenced, PPP’s Raza Rabbai made this “disturbingannouncement” that secret cameras had been installed at the polling booth.
“It is clear violation of Article 226 of the Constitution,” said RazaRabbani followed by the fellows’ slogans of “shame, shame”.
Following the protest of the opposition leaders, the presiding officerissued directives for changing the polling booth. “A new polling boothshould be set up instead of the present one,” said the Presiding Officer.
Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar who is the PPP Senator had pointed out earlier thatPML-N Senator Musadiq Malik had found “secret cameras” in the polling booth.
The senators had shared apparent evidence on Twitter hours before theSenate was set to elect its new chairman and deputy chairman.
“What a freaking joke. The senate polling booth has secret /hidden camerasinstalled, ” tweeted Dr Musadik Malik along with the pictures of cameras.
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The PML-N senator also claimed that there was a “hidden device” in thepolling booth.
The two leaders, after posting the pictures on Twitter, also held a pressconference outside Parliament House once the Senate session started.
Dr Malik said that both PML-N and PPP had directed them to check thepolling booth before the election of the Senate chairman.
“Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar and I went to the polling station on direction ofour parties to check the polling booth,” said Dr Malik.
