Key Points
Pakistani Senator Shibli Faraz praised India for holding free and fair elections, while he lashed out at the electoral system in Pakistan that saw blatant rigging..
He said a flawed election, like the one Pakistan has seen, makes the Islamic Republic hollow...
Shibli Faraz, the Leader of Opposition in the Pakistani Senate (upper house), praised the efficient electoral process of India and criticised his own country for not being able to conduct a transparent election to ensure a peaceful power transition...
The statement by the Pakistani senator comes after the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) secured a victory in the Lok Sabha elections...
Observers, like the United Nations and Human Rights Watch, also pointed to what appeared to be pre-poll rigging before the elections in Pakistan...
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