Imran Khan a man with no mandate: PML-N

<p>Lahore [Pakistan], July 30 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khwaja Saad Rafique said on Sunday that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan, who is expected to be the Prime Minister of Pakistan, is "a man with no mandate".</p><p>His comments came after the count of the rejected votes from his NA-131 constituency was completed, Geo News reported.</p><p>He also rebuffed Khan's comments that he was okay with a recounting of votes in any constituency across the country, saying that legal counsel for the cricketer-turned-politician had already filed reservations against it.</p><p>Shoaib Siddiqui, Khan's lawyer, had declared that although the number of votes for the PLM-N candidate had risen by 70, Khan "as usual, stands declared the victor".</p><p>"Every child knows if the bags (of votes) are opened, Imran Khan will lose. A man who doesn't have a mandate is going to become the prime minister," Rafique said.</p><p>A recounting of votes was held in five of the constituency's polling booths, with Rafique confirming that there were 38 votes added to his favour.</p><p>"13,000 of the votes in my constituency were rejected," he added. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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