ISLAMABAD: Lawyers for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday withdrew the name of former lawmaker Nabil Gabol from its list of witnesses in the judicial inquiry probing alleged rigging in the 2013 general elections.
Managing Director of the Pakistan Security Printing Corporation Karachi, Rizwan Ahmed, was cross-examined as the judicial commission held its proceedings today at the Supreme Court in Islamabad.
Ahmed said that he was posted for security printing press on 11 April 2013 when the printing of ballot papers had already begun.
He said that, as compared to 2008, extra paper for ballots was purchased in the 2013 elections because the number of constituencies was greater.
Extra ballot papers had to be printed due to orders from the courts, he said, adding that orders to purchase extra paper were given by the Printing Corporation of Pakistan.
Pakistan Security Printing Corporation printed 73.3 million ballot papers, he said, adding that the record of the printing of all ballot papers was present at the Printing Corporation.
He claimed that ballot papers were not printed from outside the press, and that it was incorrect to say that the printing machines had photocopying and memory card options.
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