PTI asks ECP to assign bat symbol for upcoming elections

Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) core committee has requested the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to assign the bat as their election symbol.

Expressing discontent over the delay in symbol allotment, the committee stated that the absence of the bat symbol could jeopardize the transparency of the upcoming elections.

Emphasizing the need for a level playing field, the core committee urged the ECP to ensure fairness for all political parties participating in the upcoming general elections.

Earlier, the Election Commission had issued a notice to the PTI regarding the party's internal restructuring and intra-party elections. The decision regarding PTI's intra-party elections, conducted on September 13, was reserved by the electoral body.

Barrister Gohar Ali Khan emerged as the unopposed chairman of PTI, succeeding imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan, following the intra-party polls mandated by the Election Commission of Pakistan. The elections, conducted through an online app, also saw former federal minister Omar Ayub Khan elected as the party's secretary-general, and incarcerated former provincial health minister Yasmin Rashid elected as PTI Punjab president.

Subsequently, the ECP issued a notice to PTI in response to an appeal by the party's founding member, Akbar S. Babar, challenging the intra-party elections of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.