Overview

• The report cites the non-allocation of PTI’s bat symbol and the registration of its candidates as independents as decisive obstacles to a level playing field.
• The observers say the election-night mobile shutdown and lack of digital results transmission enabled potential manipulation of Forms 45, 46 and 47, with discrepancies noted between agents’ copies and official tabulations.
• The group documents arrests, detentions and raids affecting PTI members, restrictions on assembly and association, and media bias that reportedly included instructions not to mention Imran Khan by name.
• The document was released more than 18 months after the vote, prompting PTI accusations of suppression and renewed scrutiny of Commonwealth oversight, with separate investigative claims alleging whitewashing.
• Alongside its criticisms, the report notes inclusivity gains by the Election Commission and calls for legal, administrative and media reforms to strengthen credibility in future polls.