Pakistan
Mushahid calls for caution amidst ‘Feb 8 Surprise’ electoral upset
The PML-N leader stresses the critical importance of seizing this moment as an opportunity to initiate a much-needed Healing Touch, one that would strengthen national unity and stability.
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Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed said that it is a potential watershed moment in Pakistan's political history.
Mushahid characterized the recent events as possibly marking one of the most significant electoral upsets in the nation's recent history, dubbing it the 'February 8 Surprise'.
Sayed stressed the critical importance of seizing this moment as an opportunity to initiate a much-needed Healing Touch, one that would strengthen national unity and stability.
He also emphasized the paramount importance of respecting the popular will and mandate of the Pakistani people, and cautioned against repeating the errors of the 2018 polls.
In what is probably the biggest election upset in Pakistan’s political history in the last 50 years, extremely important that the ‘February 8 Surprise’ be transformed into an opportunity for a much-needed Healing Touch reinforcing National Unity & Stability by respecting Popular… pic.twitter.com/GtochK0L0m
— Mushahid Hussain Sayed (@Mushahid) February 8, 2024
He specifically referenced the malfunction of the Election Commission's Real-Time System (RTS), which abruptly failed before midnight, resulting in the withholding of results.
The PML-N leader also warned that repeating such mistakes could potentially lead to a catastrophe.
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