PHC hears PTI plea challenging verdict on withdrawal of election symbol
- PHC Judge Justice Kamran Hayat is hearing case.
- ECP withdrew electoral symbol objecting to party’s election.
- Lawyer termed ECP’s order is illegal and unconstitutional.
PESHAWAR: Peshawar High Court (PHC) started hearing the Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf(PTI) plea challenging the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) verdict over declaring the intra-party election illegal and revoking its electoral symbol, Bat.
The PHC Judge Justice Kamran Hayat Miankel is hearing the case.
Led by Barrister Gohar and Ali Zafar, PTI’s legal team including Barrister Gohar and Sher Afzal Marwat filed the plea in the Peshawar High Court (PHC), seeking the suspension of the ECP decision.
Lawyer Ali Zafar said the party was given 20 days for holding elections and it held internal party polls on December 2 in Peshawar.
The ECP admitted the veracity of the intra-party elections and issued a certificate to the party.
He said that later the ECP withdrew the electoral symbol objecting to the party’s election commissioner.
“The ECP’s order is illegal and unconstitutional,” he said adding that since their symbol was withdrawn they could not participate in the polls as a political party, hence they would also lose the reserved seats which were divided among political parties.
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Earlier, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf(PTI) had decided to approach to Peshawar High Court against the Election Commission of Pakistan(ECP) decision on the election symbol case.