LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has challenged the Election Commission of Pakistan’s authority to withdraw the election symbol in the Lahore High Court.

The PTI has filed a petition in the High Court challenging the ECP’s authority to withdraw election symbols. The federal government, ECP, and others have been made parties.

In the petition filed in the Lahore High Court, it has been argued that under clause 2 of Article 17, no political party can be prevented from contesting the election.

In the petition, it is requested that the action of the electoral body against the intra-party election of PTI should be annulled.

Earlier, the Election Commission of Pakistan raised objections to the new intra-party elections of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

The ECP has issued a notice to PTI for April 30. The political finance wing of the Election Commission directed the PTI to appear on April 30.

PTI had submitted the details of the intra-party elections to the Election Commission on March 4.

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It should be noted that the ECP had withdrawn the election symbol of the party by declaring the intra-party elections of PTI null and void.