Sindh, March 9 -- The leader of the Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA), Pir Sadaruddin Shah Rashdi, has announced that his party will abstain from the March 9 presidential elections that are slated to take place in Pakistan later today, according to ARY News.

In a press conference on Friday, Pir Sadaruddin Shah Rashdi called for GDA members to join the protest against alleged election rigging and declared support for Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

"Our joint struggle aims to give a mandate to the real representatives of the people," the GDA leader said.

The mandate belongs to someone and is being given to someone else, he added, saying that the results of the general elections in 2024 are still being tallied.

The GDA, accor...