Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has filed a petition in the High Court challenging the Election Commission’s authority to revoke its election symbols.
The petition, submitted by PTI Secretary General and others, lists the Federal Government and the Election Commission as respondents.
PTI contends that, according to Section Two of Article 17 of the Constitution, no political party can be barred from participating in elections. The party argues that the Election Commission’s decision to withdraw PTI’s election symbol ahead of the general elections is illegal.
The petition calls for Sections 215, 209, and 208 of the Election Act, among others, to be declared unconstitutional. It also seeks to nullify the Election Commission’s actions against PTI’s intra-party elections. Furthermore, the petition demands that the Election Commission be restrained from taking any actions against PTI and that the party’s election symbol be reinstated.
