ISLAMABAD: The PTI has delayed its plan to approach the Peshawar High Court regarding the Election Commission of Pakistan’s decision due to the absence of a certified copy of the intra-party elections ruling from the overseeing body.
There were concerns within the party that their petition might face rejection without the necessary document, they added.
According to sources, key leaders within the party, including Hamid Khan, Zafar Ali, and Gohar Khan, were in discussions about the timing and location for filing their petition. They are likely to seek guidance from the party’s founder, Imran Khan.
Barrister Gohar Khan, elected uncontested as PTI chairman in the now invalidated intra-party elections, had announced his intention to contest the Election Commission of Pakistan’s decision in the Peshawar High Court.
According to PTI leaders, the party was preparing a petition to challenge the ECP’s ruling, stating, “We will approach the court once the party has obtained the ECP’s order.”
Following the verdict, PTI accused the overseeing body of the intra-party polls and the bat electoral symbol of being part of the alleged ‘London Plan.’
“Ladla Sharif cannot compete on the ground; he knows he stands no chance of winning when the voters are Pakistanis. This is yet another aspect of the infamous London Plan, a reprehensible and disgraceful attempt to obstruct PTI from participating in elections,” read a post from the party’s account on X.
The Election Commission of Pakistan declared PTI’s intra-party elections null and void, announcing that the party would not receive the bat symbol in the upcoming general election due to the failure to conduct the election following its constitution, Election Rules, and the Election Act.
A five-member bench of the ECP, led by Chief Election Commissioner Sikander Sultan Raja, presided over the case.
