ISLAMABAD: PTI has filed review petition in Supreme Court (SC) against decision on withdrawing election symbol of bat from party. PTI while praying court to review January 13 decision regarding intra party election requested that Peshawar High Court decision be restored.

PTI has filed petition seeking review of SC decision on PTI intra party election and symbol of bat. It has been said in petition that intra party elections were held as per party constitution. While Election Commission is not authorized to review intra party election. EC decision for withdrawing election symbol of bat from PTI be declared null and void.

SC did not take correct review of facts related to intra party election and withdrawing election symbol from any political party is violation of basic rights of voters. Forming political party and taking part in election is enshrined in Constitution.

All complainants in high court and Election Commission have been made respondents in petition. Senior lawyers Hamid Khan and Barrister Zafar Ali filed petition on behalf of PTI.

Published in The Daily National Courier, February, 07 2024

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