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ECP strips PTI off its 'bat' symbol ahead of Feb 8 polls

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ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Friday evening stripped off the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) of its iconic ‘bat’ symbol — a sign that depicts its founder, Imran Khan’s former life of cricket.

Announcing its reserved verdict, a five-member ECP bench — headed by Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja — declared PTI's intra-party elections unlawful.

The 11-page order was announced on the petition of Akbar S Babar, a former PTI member, who claimed that the PTI did not stage the elections in line with the rules.

This serves as a major blow to the party as it gears up for the February 8, 2024, elections, with its founder — PTI's voter driving force — already behind for months — and his release does not seem soon.

“PTI has not complied with our directions [...] and failed to hold intra-party election in accordance with PTI prevailing Constitution, 2019, and Election Act, 2017, and Election Rules, 2017,” the order read.

Geo News reported that with the elections being declared unlawful, Barrister Gohar Khan, who replaced Khan as the party's chairman, is no longer the party's top head.

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ECP strips PTI off its 'bat' symbol ahead of Feb 8 polls

Election commission announces reserved verdict, says party's polls were unlawful
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ECP decides against letting PTI retain ‘bat’ as electoral symbol​

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday decided against letting the PTI retain its ‘bat’ electoral symbol for the February 8 general election.

According to the ECP, the PTI was unsuccessful in conducting intra-party elections.
The reserved verdict was announced a day after the Peshawar High Court (PHC) directed the electoral watchdog to decide on PTI’s intra-party polls and electoral symbol by today in “accordance with the law”.
The development also came hours after the PTI met with the commission following the Supreme Court’s order for the ECP to address the party’s concerns regarding lack of a level playing field in the run up to the polls.

Setting a new precedence, the ECP had taken notice of the PTI’s intra-party in which Barrister Gohar Ali was easily elected as the party’s new chairman.
The polls were held on December 3, days after the ECP declared as null and void the intra-party polls held in June 2022, giving the PTI 20 days to hold fresh elections or be ready to become ineligible for the poll symbol.
However, the party was on the receiving end of sharp criticism over the polls as estranged PTI founding member Akbar S. Babar announced that he would challenge the entire process. He had alleged that the PTI had carried out a selection process aimed at throwing out party workers to give the reins to a few lawyers.
Subsequently, Akbar had approached the ECP against the intra-party elections, alleging it was “rigged and fraudulent”. Various other petitions were also submitted to the ECP along similar lines as Babar’s with the mutual demands of declaring the intra-party election without effect and orders for the exercise to be carried out anew.
On Tuesday, a five-member ECP bench, headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja, had reserved judgement on the matter linked to the allocation of the ‘bat’ as the PTI’s electoral symbol.
Moments after news of the ECP’s decision was aired, the PTI took to X to term the decision part of the “famous London Plan” and a “disgusting and shameful attempt to stop PTI from [participating in the] election.”
It claimed that the party would still win the general elections.

The party said it would appeal the decision at every forum, asserting that its candidates would indeed contest the polls with the ‘bat’ symbol.

Talking to Geo News, former ECP secretary Kanwar Muhammad Dilshad said after the decision, the party’s electoral candidates would have to contest the general elections as independent candidates.
He said the party had the option to appeal the decision in the Supreme Court.
Dilshad also said that there was no provision in the country’s election laws which allowed for intra-party polls to be held repeatedly.
“Since the PTI’s intra-party elections were rejected a third time, its candidates would have to contest the polls independently,” he said.
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ECP decides against letting PTI retain ‘bat’ as electoral symbol

PTI terms development part of "famous London plan" and a “disgusting and shameful attempt to stop PTI from [participating in the] election.”
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Toddlers. This is what Pakistan has become. A country of 250+ million that is literally shaking. Just look at the priorities of these people.
 
These cheap tricks will only ignite the vote base. These guys don't know basics of electioneering..

Next PTI govt should haul these Election commissioners for Treason along with few Court Martials..
 
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Any state idarah that makes decision against false nabi Imran is apparently PML N idarah now
 
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The higher ups have to conduct elections but they’re scratching their heads on how to give majority to PDM corrupts absconders.

Suffice to say a wrong precedent that validates Pakistan’s status as a banana republic. A potential investor will see this engineering very closely.
 
truthseer said:
Any state idarah that makes decision against false nabi Imran is apparently PML N idarah now
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Learn to see a situation without your bughaz for Imran Khan. It's like y'all are obsessed with him. False Nabi? Astaghfirullah.
Anyone with a brain can see, taking the bat sign off from PTI is a cheap trick by the election commission to damage PTI's votebank.
State institutions doing these lame tricks just strengthen the narrative that Pakistan is a banana republic ( which it is )
 
SteppeWolff said:
Learn to see a situation without your bughaz for Imran Khan. It's like y'all are obsessed with him. False Nabi? Astaghfirullah.
Anyone with a brain can see, taking the bat sign off from PTI is a cheap trick by the election commission to damage PTI's votebank.
State institutions doing these lame tricks just strengthen the narrative that Pakistan is a banana republic ( which it is )
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See Zaid Hamid who showed truth of how Imran Khan claimed fidelity to false Nabi
 
Qazi isa is the type who will steal
Your stuff then help you find it lmao FOH
 
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