The phase of general elec­tions across the coun­try has successfully been completed. People came out very well in this election and they not only ex­ercised their right to vote, but also guarded their vote. Neverthe­less, as the majority opinion of the people has been changed, the people seem very anxious and disappointed and are ques­tioning that if there was a need to impose their subordinates on the nation by force then what was the need to create this pre­tense of elections, wasting tril­lions of rupees and valuable time of the country and people?

Indeed, these are the first elec­tions, which were controver­sial even before they were held but now the controversial re­sults have more chaotic due to which opinions are being ex­pressed from within and out­side the country- Al Jazeera has raised questions on the legitima­cy of the elections, while Bloom­berg says that the youth of Pak­istan are disappointed with the electoral system. The Council on Foreign Relations claims that these elections are neither fair nor free. According to the Finan­cial Times, if the elections had been free and fair, the jailed for­mer PM Imran Khan would have a clear majority and formed a government, while the BBC re­marks that the Tehreek-e-Insaf leadership appears to have been effectively neutralized and The Guardian has noted........

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