Qadir Shah alleges rigging..
Engr. Jawed Salim Qureshi emerged successful as chairman in Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) Elections 2018 held on August 12.
He received 16,718 votes (44 percent) all over the country and returned for the top slot of the commission for 2018-2021 tenure.
His closest rival Engr. Syed Abdul Qadir Shah, the former chairman PEC got 9,912 votes.
Two more contestants for the office of the chairman Engr. Waseem Nazir and Engr. Syed Ashfaq Hussain got 7,432 and 3,661 votes respectively.
Engr. Qureshi’s rivals admitted he ran a well-organized campaign and also alleged he had the advantage to utilize all resources of the council to influence the voters.
Engr. Qadir alleged the elections were rigged and they were considering to challenge them in the court.
The results, still to be official show Engr. Syed Jamshed Ali Rizvi emerged successful as senior vice chairman with 8,925 votes. He is in Engr. Qureshi’s panel. His rival Imtiaz Shah of Qadir Shah Group got 7,187 votes.
In Punjab, Qureshi’s Engr. Dr. Fazal Ahmed Khalid won as vice chairman with 5343 votes. His closest rival Dr. Jabbar Khan of Qadir Shah Group received 2951 votes.
In Sindh, Qadir Shah group’s Engr. Mohammad Shafiq got 2,145 votes and secured victory as vice chairman.
In KP, Engr. Mohammad Shahab affiliated with Qadir Shah won the poll for vice chairman with 2,305 votes.
Engr. Qazi Rasheed Ahmed Baloch won as vice chairman with 463 votes. He is from Engr. Qureshi’s panel.
Out of 40 members of the governing body of the council, 17 members from Qadir Shah Group managed to win the election
