Islamabad: Former information minister Fawad Chaudhry on Monday announced that he and his “group” would “completely boycott” the upcoming general elections, scheduled to be held on February 8.
"The Election Commission has miserably failed in performing its duties," Fawad wrote in the letter, which his brother and lawyer Faisal Chaudhry shared on X — formerly Twitter.
“The Election Commission has miserably failed in performing its duties,” the former minister wrote in the letter, which his brother and lawyer Faisal Chaudhry shared on X — formerly Twitter.
Faisal wrote that Fawad and his group have boycotted the “fake elections”.
سابق وفاقی وزیر @fawadchaudhry کی طرف سے الیکشن کمیشن کو لکھے گئے خط کا عکس۔ چوہدری فواد حسین اور انکے گروپ نے نام نہاد اور جعلی الیکشن کا بائیکاٹ کر دیا۔ pic.twitter.com/VbqSTHiF6B
— Faisal Hussain (@faisal_fareed) January 22, 2024
Fawad quit PTI after May 9 incident and joined Jahangir Khan Tareen-led Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party (IPP) in June. He was arrested from Islamabad on November 4 in a corruption case and has been in custody since.