Episode 45 Pakistan's Rigged Elections

About this episode

The episode discusses the rigged elections in Pakistan and the controversies surrounding them.

India Rising: Strategic Affairs Conversations with Mohal and Kishor @mohaljoshi @veggiediplomat Pakistan voted on 8th February to select a new national government amidst several controversies including jailing ex-PM Imran Khan and banning his party from contesting and suspension of internet across the country. Within hours of the start of the counting of votes, there were allegations of rigging and vote manipulation by the Pakistani deep state to favour it's political dummies. Images: Pakistan Election Results Map: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/9/pakistan-election-2024-live-results Cover tune: Hand In Hand by Nicolai Heidlas | https://www.nicolai-heidlas.com​ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com​ Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Topics covered

• Pakistan elections
• political controversies
• vote manipulation
• Imran Khan
• deep state

Keywords

• Pakistan elections
• Imran Khan
• vote manipulation
• political dummies
• internet suspension

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Pakistan's Rigged Elections, India Rising: Strategic Affairs Conversations with Mohal and Kishor @mohaljoshi @veggiediplomat, Hand In Hand

Places: Pakistan

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