The head of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, announced plans to observe a “black day” on February 8, marking one year anniversary of the general elections that JI claims were rigged.

The party has called for nationwide protests, including an out -of -election Commission for Pakistan (ECP) office in Karachi.

Rehman, who was talking at a press conference in Karachi, said: “Ji will observe youm-e-siyah [Black Day] On February 8 over the stolen mandate and rigged election last year. “While JI did not secure any national assembly seats, the party got two provincial seats in Sindh and one in Balochistan.

On January 20, Imran Khan’s PTI also called for protests against the anniversary of the election, where Khan instructs Ptis Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Ali Amin Gandapur to lead Caravans from all over the province for a publication in Peshawar.

PTI has also sought permission to hold a demonstration in Laore’s Minar-E-Pakistan, although the local administration has not yet provided approval.

The national elections held on February 8 last year were destroyed by a nationwide shutdown of the mobile phone’s network and delayed results.

Opposition parties, including JI and Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf (PTI), have claimed widespread election manipulation. However, the caretaker government and ECP have denied the fees and explained that the closure of mobile networks was a measure to maintain law and order.

Several international bodies, including the US Representative House and European countries, have called on Pakistan to investigate the electoral gel. However, Islamabad has rejected calls for a formal study.

Khan’s PTI candidates, prevented from contesting the election on February 8 as the party, ran as independent and won the most seats. However, they did not fall on the majority required to form a government that was instead created by a coalition of rival political parties.