Islamabad [Pakistan], Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)
), ARY News quoted sources as saying, adding that sources have also revealed that the political finance wing of the ECP has summoned
The representatives will have to appear before it on April 30. This is the third case when the election body has raised objections.
As ARY News reports the inter-party elections
On 4 March, the Election Commission was handed over documents related to its inter-party elections, including details of newly-elected party office-bearers, Form 65 certificate of the party chief, names of core committee members and other relevant records as per the election. Were. , Were. Act (2017), all registered political parties in Pakistan are obliged to conduct inter-party elections within specified time limits as per their constitution, Barrister Gauhar Ali Khan assumed the post of President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.Similarly, Omar Ayub was elected unopposed as general secretary, while Yasmin Rashid emerged as president. The Punjab chapter decided to hold inter-party elections following the Supreme Court's decision upholding the Election Commission of Pakistan's decision, resulting in the party losing its election symbol bat, ARY News reported.
On 9 April, he sought a certificate of his intra-party election from the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
Leader Barrister Gauhar Ali Khan, who had gone to the Election Commission headquarters to collect certificates for the internal elections held a month ago, expressed displeasure over the delay in the certificates and mentioned that the certificates were given to parties whose elections were held later. Were.According to ARY News report, the arrested Gohar claimed that no objection was raised regarding the internal elections conducted by the party and the certificate has not been given by the ECP even after a month of voting.
Notably, its internal elections were held on 3 March, according to which barrister Gauhar Ali Khan was re-elected president unopposed. It is important to note that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf lost its election symbol "Bat" on December 22, 2023. When the ECP demanded to hold inter-party elections as per law, founding member Akbar S. Babar's appeal was rejected, so the latter
A petition was filed in the Supreme Court to overturn that decision, which stripped the party of its "bat" symbol. However, the Supreme Court upheld the ECP's decision.
Inter-party survey. After the elections on 3 March, Akbar S. Babar once again contested the internal elections of ECP.Later, due to differences with the party leadership, Babar filed a petition in the Election Commission.