Pindi commissioner withdraws polls rigging allegations

Former Rawalpindi commissioner Liaquat Ali Chatha has withdrawn all his allegations related to rigging in the elections, saying that he was “extremely ashamed and embarrassed”.

His allegations caused havoc in the political setup in Pakistan and raised eye brows across the globe.

“I take full responsibility for my actions and surrender myself before the authorities for any kind of legal action,” he said in a statement submitted to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

Earlier, he told reporters that authorities in Rawalpindi, Punjab province, changed the results of independent candidates, who were leading with a margin of more than 70,000 votes.

Chatta said there was so much “pressure” on him that he contemplated suicide, but that he then decided to make a public confession.

“I take responsibility for the wrong in Rawalpindi. I should be punished for my crimes and other people involved in this crime should be punished.”