Pak govt, Imran's party agree on panel to probe poll rigging

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Press Trust of India Islamabad
Last Updated : Mar 20 2015 | 10:48 PM IST
After months of hectic parleys, Pakistan government and the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-i- Insaf today agreed on setting up a judicial commission to probe alleged rigging in 2013 general elections that were comprehensively won by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's PML-N.
The agreement signed between the two sides ended more than seven months of political tension in the country which created uncertainty and damaged economic revival.
The agreement was signed by the representatives of the two sides who later also spoke to the media.
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First Published: Mar 20 2015 | 10:48 PM IST

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