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PTI challenges ECP’s authority to withdraw election symbol

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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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SC files review petition for restoration of the bat symbol

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf(PTI)  has challenged the Supreme Court’s decision to withdraw their bat election symbol in a review petition filed on Tuesday.

PTI has filed a review appeal to reclaim the electoral symbol of the bat. The petition was filed by senior lawyers Hamid Khan and Ali Zafar on behalf of PTI.

He requested the Supreme Court to restore the election symbol of the bat and asked the Supreme Court to withdraw its January 13 decision.

In the petition, it has been said that the decision of the Election Commission of Pakistan to withdraw the election symbol should be annulled and the decision of the Peshawar High Court to return the bat election symbol should be restored.

It has been stated in the petition that the Supreme Court has not properly evaluated the facts related to the intra-party elections, withdrawing election symbols from any political party is a violation of the fundamental rights of the voters, the right to form a political party and participate in the elections is enshrined in the Constitution of Pakistan.

The PTI petition said that the ECP exceeded its powers by withdrawing the election symbol, the job of the Election Commission is to provide a level playing field to the PTI.

In the petition, it was said that the ECP is taking action against the officials by going to jail instead of taking action against them, the issue of withdrawing the bat symbol should be seen in the whole context.

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PHC restores PTI’s election symbol bat 

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PHC

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court(PHC) restored the bat symbol for Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) and also ordered the Election Commission of Pakistan to issue the symbol certificate to PTI.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf moved Peshawar High Court to challenge the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision declaring the intra-party election as null and void and revoking their electoral symbol “bat”.

A two-member Peshawar High Court (PHC) bench comprising Justice Ijaz Anwar and Justice Arshad Ali announced the verdict.

Justice Syed Arshad Ali asked under which section the Election Commission has taken action against this party, the lawyer of the complainant said that action has been taken under Section 215 of the Election Act, on which the court said that the result of the election is within 7 days. It is submitted, that the counsel for the petitioner said that the Election Commission should have seen that the intra-party elections were held under Section 208. All

Justice Ijaz Anwar remarked that here all the parties are being run by people of the same family, perhaps this is the only party that is allowing the workers to come forward.

Barrister Ali Zafar, the lawyer of PTI, while responding to the objections of the lawyers of the complainant, said that the lawyers of the parties raised questions on the jurisdiction of the court.

Barrister Ali Zafar said that PTI intra-party elections were held in Peshawar, which comes under the jurisdiction of the High Court, now the elections are being held for the whole country, the general secretary of our party is also from this province.

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PTI moves SC against PHC’s verdict on bat symbol

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PTI

PTI said application of ECP was not admissible. Petitioner said ECP cannot be a party in this matter. ECP did not take into account evidence while withdrawing symbol. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) moved the Supreme Court to reclaim its iconic ‘bat’ electoral symbol before general elections 2024. PTI has filed an appeal in the Supreme … Read more

PTI to move PHC to regain party symbol

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PTI
  • Moazzam Butt said he will go to PHC tomorrow.
  • He said PTI has prepared petition related to case.
  • He said it is illegal to withdraw election symbol.

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf(PTI) has decided to approach to Peshawar High Court against the Election Commission of Pakistan(ECP) decision on the election symbol case.

PTI central spokesperson Moazzam Butt said that he will go to Peshawar High Court tomorrow against the withdrawal of election symbols by the Election Commission, and has prepared a petition related to the case.

Muazzam Butt said that an effort will be made to set the petition for hearing tomorrow, in the petition it is requested to cancel the decision of the Election Commission and it is stated in the petition that the Election Commission has taken an illegal decision.

PTI’s central spokesperson said that it is illegal to withdraw election symbol at the request of an unauthorized person.

It should be noted that the Election Commission of Pakistan withdrew the bat symbol from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf for not conducting the intra-party elections according to the party constitution.

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