PESHAWAR/ISLAMABAD: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) today reserved a verdict on the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) petition challenging its single bench ruling on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) electoral ‘bat’ symbol and intra-party elections.
The ECP filed a review petition at the high court against its December 26 decision which had suspended the ECP’s order and restored the party’s ‘bat’ symbol till a final decision on the matter.
The election regulator had declared PTI’s intra-party polls “illegal” and stripped it of using the ‘bat’ symbol.
Following its order, the former ruling party approached the PHC seeking to restore its party symbol ahead of the general elections slated for February 8.
Earlier, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has filed a review petition at the Peshawar High Court (PHC) against its single-bench ruling on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) electoral symbol, the ‘bat.’
The high court issued a verdict on December 26, suspending the ECP’s order and restoring the ‘bat’ symbol to PTI until a final decision is reached.
The court indicated that a double bench would hear the matter after winter vacations.
The ECP is now requesting a review of the PTI’s intra-party elections and the court’s decision on the election symbol.
