ECP unveils revised list of registered political parties

Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) unveiled a revised list of registered political parties in the country on Sunday, reflecting an increase to 175 parties.

 In the updated list, the name of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has been removed from the party heads, designating PTI as a leaderless political entity.

Pervez Khattak-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Parliamentarians has been included as part of the updated list. The ECP, after hearing arguments from all parties, reserved its verdict on challenges to PTI's intra-party elections, subsequently declaring them null and void.

Consequently, the electoral symbol 'bat' was revoked from PTI. The reserved verdict concluded with the removal of Imran Khan as the party head, replaced by the newly elected chairman, Gohar Ali Khan.