Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has strongly refuted statements by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif regarding the legitimacy of the 2018 elections, responding to Sharif’s suggestion that investigating 2018 would also validate the current government. PTI alleges the February 2024 elections were marred by widespread manipulation and theft of the public mandate, contrasting this with Imran Khan’s past offer for independent scrutiny of 2018 results. The party claims the current government’s resistance to an audit of the 2024 results confirms their concerns about electoral fraud, specifically referencing alleged tampering with Form-47 election documents. PTI is demanding a comprehensive, judicially supervised investigation into both the 2018 and 2024 elections to establish the validity of each outcome. The party believes such an audit would demonstrate the legitimacy – or lack thereof – of both governments’ claims to power. The call for investigation comes amidst ongoing political tensions and accusations of electoral misconduct.