PTI announced candidates for all 266 National Assembly seats of Pakistan for the February 8 elections.
Imran Khan, who was prevented from contesting the election due to his conviction, is facing the rejection of his nomination papers. It should be noted that PTI has fielded candidates against former ally Sheikh Rashid Ahmed.
PTI chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan is contesting in NA-10, Buner-I, and Umar Ayub Khan in NA-18, Haripur.
The list of PTI candidates approved by PTI founder Imran Khan and prepared by chairman PTI Gohar Khan has been officially released. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf congratulates all the successful candidates and wishes them all the best for the upcoming elections on 8th February 2024.
Here’s the list of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidates contesting elections 2024 on NA seats:
PTI Election Candidates for NA-1 to NA-7
- PTI candidate for NA-1 Chitral is Abdul Latif.
- PTI candidate for NA-2 Swat-I is Dr. Amjad.
- PTI candidate for NA-3 Swat-II is Saleem ur Rehman.
- PTI candidate for NA-4 Swat-III is Sohail Sultan.
- PTI candidate for NA-5 Upper Dir is Sibghatullah.
- PTI candidate for NA-6 Lower Dir-I is Bashir Khan.
- PTI candidate for NA-7 Lower Dir-II is Mehboob Shah.
PTI Election Candidates from NA-8 to NA-27
- PTI candidate for NA-8 Bajaur is Gul Zafar Khan.
- PTI candidate for NA-9 Malakand is Junaid Akbar.
- PTI candidate for NA-10 Buner is Barrister Gohar Ali Khan.
- PTI candidate for NA-11 Shangla is Said Fareed Khan.
- PTI candidate for NA-12 Kohistan is Taj Muhammad.
- PTI candidate for NA-13 Battagram is Nawaz Khan.
- PTI candidate for NA-14 Mansehra – I is Imran Saleem.
- PTI candidate for NA-15 Mansehra – II is Gustasif Khan.
- PTI candidate for NA-16 Abbottabad-I is Ali Asghar Khan.
- PTI candidate for NA-17 Abbottabad-II is Ali Khan Jadoon.
- PTI candidate for NA-18 Haripur is Omar Ayub Khan.
- PTI candidate for NA-19 Swabi-I is Asad Qaiser.
- PTI candidate for NA-20 Swabi-II is Shahram Tarakai.
- PTI candidate for NA-21 Mardan-I is Mujahid Khan.
- PTI candidate for NA-22 Mardan-II is Muhammad Atif.
- PTI candidate for NA-23 Mardan-III is Ali Muhammad Khan.
- PTI candidate for NA-24 Charsadda-I is Anwar Taj.
- PTI candidate for NA-25 Charsadda-II is Fazal Muhammad Khan.
- PTI candidate for NA-26 Mohmand is Sajid Khan.
- PTI candidate for NA-27 Khyber is Iqbal Afridi.
PTI National Assembly Candidates from Peshawar
- PTI candidate for NA-28 Peshawar-I is Sajid Nawaz Khan.
- PTI candidate for NA-29 Peshawar-II is Arbab Amir Ayub.
- PTI candidate for NA-30 Peshawar-III is Shandana Gulzar.
- PTI candidate for NA-31 Peshawar-IV is Arbab Sher Ali.
- PTI candidate for NA-32 Peshawar-V is Asif Khan.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Candidates for NA-33 to NA-51
- PTI candidate for NA-33 Nowshera-I is Shahid Ahad Khattak.
- PTI candidate for NA-34 Nowshera-II is Zulfiqar.
- PTI candidate for NA-35 Kohat is Shahriyar Afridi.
- PTI candidate for NA-36 Hangu/Orakzai is Yousif Khan.
- PTI candidate for NA-37 Kurram is Luqman Khan.
- PTI candidate for NA-38 Karak is Shahid Ahmad Khattak.
- PTI candidate for NA-39 Bannu is Maulana Naseem Shah.
- PTI candidate for NA-40 North Waziristan is Aurangzeb Khan.
- PTI candidate for NA-41 Lakki Marwat is Sher Afzal Marwat.
- PTI candidate for NA-42 South Waziristan is Zubair Khan Wazir.
- PTI candidate for NA-43 Tank/Dera Ismail Khan is Dawar Khan Kundi.
- PTI candidate for NA-44 Dera Ismail Khan-I is Ali Amin Gandapur.
- PTI candidate for NA-45 Dera Ismail Khan-II is Shoaib Khan Miankhel.
- PTI candidate for NA-46 ICT-I is Aamir Masood Mughal.
- PTI candidate for NA-47 ICT-II is Shoaib Shaheen.
- PTI candidate for NA-48 ICT-III is Ali Bukhari.
- PTI candidate for NA-49 Attock-I is Tahir Sadiq.
- PTI candidate for NA-50 Attock-II is Eman Tahir.
- PTI candidate for NA-51 Murree is Maj. Latasab.
PTI Candidates for Rawalpindi
- PTI candidate for NA-52 Rawalpindi-I is Tariq Aziz Bhatti Advocate.
- PTI candidate for NA-53 Rawalpindi-II is Col. Ajmal Sabir.
- PTI candidate for NA-54 Rawalpindi-III is Malik Taimoor Masood.
- PTI candidate for NA-55 Rawalpindi-IV is Raja Basharat.
- PTI candidate for NA-56 Rawalpindi-V is Shahriyar Riaz.
- PTI candidate for NA-57 Rawalpindi-VI is Seemabia.
NA-58 to NA-69
- PTI candidate for NA-58 Chakwal is Ayaz Amir.
- PTI candidate for NA-59 Talagang cum Chakwal is Muhammad Ruman Ahmad.
- PTI candidate for NA-60 Jhelum-I is Hassan Adeel Advocate.
- PTI candidate for NA-61 Jhelum-II is Ghulam Mustafa Kandwal.
- PTI candidate for NA-62 Gujrat-I is Chaudhary Ilyas.
- PTI candidate for NA-63 Gujrat-II is Sajid Yousaf.
- PTI candidate for NA-64 Gujrat-III is Rana Abbas.
- PTI candidate for NA-65 Gujrat-IV is Syed Wajahat Shah.
- PTI candidate for NA-66 Wazirabad is Muhammad Ahmed Chattha.
- PTI candidate for NA-67 Hafizabad is Shaukat Bhatti.
- PTI candidate for NA-68 M.B.Din-I is Haji Imtiaz.
- PTI candidate for NA-69 M.B.Din-I is Kausar Parveen.
Candidates for NA-70 to NA-94
- PTI candidate for NA-70 Sialkot-I is Mubashar Awan Advocate.
- PTI candidate for NA-71 Sialkot-II is Rehana Imtiaz Dar.
- PTI candidate for NA-72 Sialkot-III is Amjad Ali Bajwa.
- PTI candidate for NA-73 Sialkot-IV is Ali Asjid Malhi.
- PTI candidate for NA-74 Sialkot-V is Brig. Aslam Ghumman.
- PTI candidate for NA-75 Narowal-I is Dr. Tahir Ali Javed.
- PTI candidate for NA-76 Narowal-II is Col. Javed Kholoon.
- PTI candidate for NA-77 Gujranwala-I is Mrs. Rashida Tariq.
- PTI candidate for NA-78 Gujranwala-II is Mubeen Arif Jatt.
- PTI candidate for NA-79 Gujranwala-III is Ehsan Ullah Virk.
- PTI candidate for NA-80 Gujranwala-IV is Lala Asad Ullah Papa.
- PTI candidate for NA-81 Gujranwala-V is Bilal Ejaz.
- PTI candidate for NA-82 Sargodha-I is Haroon Ehsan Paracha.
- PTI candidate for NA-83 Sargodha-II is Osama Maila.
- PTI candidate for NA-84 Sargodha-III is Shafqat Awan Advocate.
- PTI candidate for NA-85 Sargodha-IV is Khudada Kalyar advocate.
- PTI candidate for NA-86 Sargodha-V is Miandad Shafqat Baloch.
- PTI candidate for NA-87 Khushab-I is Malik Omar Aslam.
- PTI candidate for NA-88 Khushab-II is Akram Niazi Advocate.
- PTI candidate for NA-89 Mianwali-I is Jamal Ahsan Khan.
- PTI candidate for NA-90 Mianwali-II is Umair Khan Niazi.
- PTI candidate for NA-91 Bhakkar-I is Sanaullah Mastikhel.
- PTI candidate for NA-92 Bhakkar-II is Ali Abbas Bukhari.
- PTI candidate for NA-93 Chiniot-I is Ghulam Muhammad Lalli.
- PTI candidate for NA-94 Chiniot-II is Mehar Khalid.
PTI National Assembly 2024 Candidates for Faisalabad
- PTI candidate for NA-95 Faisalabad-I is Ali Afzal Sahi.
- PTI candidate for NA-96 Faisalabad-II is Rai Haider Kharal.
- PTI candidate for NA-97 Faisalabad-III is Saad Ullah Baloch.
- PTI candidate for NA-98 Faisalabad-IV is Hafiz Mumtaz.
- PTI candidate for NA-99 Faisalabad-V is Malik Umar Farooq.
- PTI candidate for NA-100 Faisalabad-VI is Dr. Nisar Jutt.
- PTI candidate for NA-101 Faisalabad-VII is Rana Atif.
- PTI candidate for NA-102 Faisalabad-VIII is Changez Khan Kakar.
- PTI candidate for NA-103 Faisalabad-IX is Ali Sarfaraz.
- PTI candidate for NA-104 Faisalabad-X is Sahibzada Hamid Raza.
Candidates for NA-105 to NA-116
- PTI candidate for NA-105 T.T. Singh-I is Usama Hamza.
- PTI candidate for NA-106 T.T. Singh-II is Khalid Nawaz Sudharich.
- PTI candidate for NA-107 T.T. Singh-III is Riyaz Fatyana.
- PTI candidate for NA-108 Jhang-I is Sahibzada Mehboob Sultan.
- PTI candidate for NA-109 Jhang-II is Sheikh Waqas Akram.
- PTI candidate for NA-110 Jhang-III is Sahibzada Ahmed Sultan.
- PTI candidate for NA-111 Nankana Sahib-I is Arshad Sahi.
- PTI candidate for NA-112 Nankana Sahib-II is Brig Ejaz Shah.
- PTI candidate for NA-113 Sheikhupura-I is Brig Rahat Amanullah Bhatti.
- PTI candidate for NA-114 Sheikhupura-II is Ali Asghar Manda.
- PTI candidate for NA-115 Sheikhupura-III is Khurram Shahzad Virk.
- PTI candidate for NA-116 Sheikhupura-IV is Khurram Munj.
PTI National Assembly Candidates for Lahore
- PTI candidate for NA-117 Lahore-I is Ali Ejaz Bhuttar and election symbol is BOWL.
- PTI candidate for NA-118 Lahore-II is Aliya Hamza and election symbol is DICE.
- PTI candidate for NA-119 Lahore-III is Shahzad Farooq and election symbol is TRICYCLE.
- PTI candidate for NA-120 Lahore-IV is Usman Hamza Awan and election symbol is CHARPAI.
- PTI candidate for NA-121 Lahore-V is Wasim Qadir and election symbol is CRICKET STUMPS.
- PTI candidate for NA-122 Lahore-VI is Latif Khosa and election symbol is K.
- PTI candidate for NA-123 Lahore-VII is Afzaal Azeem Pahat Advocate and election symbol is RADIO.
- PTI candidate for NA-124 Lahore-VIII is Zameer Jedhu Advocate and election symbol is DOLPHIN.
- PTI candidate for NA-125 Lahore-IX is Rana Javed Umar and election symbol is LAPTOP.
- PTI candidate for NA-126 Lahore-X is Malik Touqeer Khokhar and election symbol is BOWL.
- PTI candidate for NA-127 Lahore-XI is Zaheer Abbas Khokhar and election symbol is CLOCK.
- PTI candidate for NA-128 Lahore-XII is Salman Akram Raja Advocate and election symbol is RACKET.
- PTI candidate for NA-129 Lahore-XIII is Mian Azhar and election symbol is CRICKET STUMPS.
- PTI candidate for NA-130 Lahore-XIV is Dr. Yasmeen Rashid and election symbol is LAPTOP.
PTI Election Candidates from NA-131 to NA-147
- PTI candidate for NA-131 Kasur-I is Maqsood Sabir Ansari.
- PTI candidate for NA-132 Kasur-II is Sardar M Hussain Dogar.
- PTI candidate for NA-133 Kasur-III is Dr. Azeem Zahid Lakhvi.
- PTI candidate for NA-134 Kasur-IV is Sidra Faisal.
- PTI candidate for NA-135 Okara-I is Malik Akram Bhatti.
- PTI candidate for NA-136 Okara-II is Abdullah Tahir.
- PTI candidate for NA-137 Okara-III is Syed Raza Ali Gilani.
- PTI candidate for NA-138 Okara-IV is Mian Arshad Ali Khan Mayo.
- PTI candidate for NA-139 Pakpattan-I is Rao Umar Hashim.
- PTI candidate for NA-140 Pakpattan-II is Raja Talia Saeed.
- PTI candidate for NA-141 Sahiwal-I is Rana Aamir Shahzad.
- PTI candidate for NA-142 Sahiwal-II is Muhammad Usman.
- PTI candidate for NA-143 Sahiwal-III is Rai Murtaza Iqbal.
- PTI candidate for NA-144 Khanewal-I is Shahbaz Ahmad Khan.
- PTI candidate for NA-145 Khanewal-II is Abid Mehmood Khagga.
- PTI candidate for NA-146 Khanewal-III is Imran Shah Khagga.
- PTI candidate for NA-147 Khanewal-IV is Mian Naveed Jahania.
PTI candidates from Multan
- PTI candidate for NA-148 Multan-I is Barrister Taimur Malik.
- PTI candidate for NA-149 Multan-II is Malik Amir Dogar.
- PTI candidate for NA-150 Multan-III is Zain Qureshi.
- PTI candidate for NA-151 Multan-IV is Shah Mehmood Qureshi/Mehar Bano Qureshi.
- PTI candidate for NA-152 Multan-V is Ibrahim Khan/Imran Shaukat.
- PTI candidate for NA-153 Multan-VI is Dr. Riaz Lang.
PTI Election Candidates from NA-154 to NA-159
- PTI candidate for NA-154 Lodhran-I is Rana Faraz Ahmad Noon.
- PTI candidate for NA-155 Lodhran-II is Pir Iqbal Shah.
- PTI candidate for NA-156 Vehari-I is Ayesha Nazir Jutt.
- PTI candidate for NA-157 Vehari-II is Ejaz Bandeshia.
- PTI candidate for NA-158 Vehari-III is Tahir Iqbal Ch.
- PTI candidate for NA-159 Vehari-IV is Aurangzeb.
PTI National Assembly Candidates from NA-160 to NA-168
- PTI candidate for NA-160 Bahawalnagar-I is Dr. Noor Ghafari.
- PTI candidate for NA-161 Bahawalnagar-II is Imtiaz Alam Gilani.
- PTI candidate for NA-162 Bahawalnagar-III is Ch Khalil Arain.
- PTI candidate for NA-163 Bahawalnagar-IV is Shoukar Basra/Talat Mehmood Basra.
- PTI candidate for NA-164 Bahawalpur-I is Ijaz Ghaddan.
- PTI candidate for NA-165 Bahawalpur-II is Basharat Randhawa.
- PTI candidate for NA-166 Bahawalpur-III is Kanwal Shauzab.
- PTI candidate for NA-167 Bahawalpur-IV is Malik Mehboob Ahmed.
- PTI candidate for NA-168 Bahawalpur-V is Sami Ullah Ch.
PTI candidates from Rahim Yar Khan
- PTI candidate for NA-169 Rahim Yar Khan-I is Raja Saleem.
- PTI candidate for NA-170 Rahim Yar Khan-II is Mian Ghous.
- PTI candidate for NA-171 Rahim Yar Khan-III is Mumtaz Mustafa Advocate.
- PTI candidate for NA-172 Rahim Yar Khan-IV is Mrs. Qamar Javed Waraich.
- PTI candidate for NA-173 Rahim Yar Khan-V is Barrister Nabeel Dharr.
- PTI candidate for NA-174 Rahim Yar Khan-VI is Raees Mehboob.
Candidates from NA-175 to NA-199
- PTI candidate for NA-175 Muzaffargarh-I is Jamshaid Dasti.
- PTI candidate for NA-176 Muzaffargarh-II is Mrs. Humaira Ahmad Khan.
- PTI candidate for NA-177 Muzaffargarh-III is Moazam Jatoi.
- PTI candidate for NA-178 Muzaffargarh-IV is Dawood Jatoi.
- PTI candidate for NA-179 Kot Addu-I is Shabbir Qureshi.
- PTI candidate for NA-180 Kot Addu-II is Mian Fayaz Chajra.
- PTI candidate for NA-181 Layyah-I is Mrs. Amber Majeed Niazi.
- PTI candidate for NA-182 Layyah-II is Awais Haider Jhakar.
- PTI candidate for NA-183 Taunsa is Khwaja Sheraz Mehmood.
- PTI candidate for NA-184 D.G. Khan-I is Ali Muhammad Khalul.
- PTI candidate for NA-185 D.G. Khan-II is Zartaj Gul Wazir.
- PTI candidate for NA-186 D.G. Khan-III is Mehar Sajjad Cheena.
- PTI candidate for NA-187 Rajanpur-I is Atif Ali Khan Dhreshak.
- PTI candidate for NA-188 Rajanpur-II is Ahmed Ali Khan Dhreshak.
- PTI candidate for NA-189 Rajanpur-III is Zahid Mehmood Mazari.
- PTI candidate for NA-190 Jacobabad is Pending.
- PTI candidate for NA-191 Jacobabad-Cum-Kashmore is Shah Ali Domki.
- PTI candidate for NA-192 Kashmore-Cum-Shikarpur is Muhammad Alam Bajarani.
- PTI candidate for NA-193 Shikarpur is Advocate Aftab Somro.
- PTI candidate for NA-194 Larkana-I is Saif Ullah Abro.
- PTI candidate for NA-195 Larkana-II is Qazi Manzoor Ahmed.
- PTI candidate for NA-196 Kamber Shahdadkot-I is Habibullah.
- PTI candidate for NA-197 Kamber Shahdadkot-II is Naheed Khawar.
- PTI candidate for NA-198 Ghotki-I is Abdul Sattar Samoon.
- PTI candidate for NA-199 Ghotki-II is Pending.
Candidates from NA-200 to NA-231
- PTI candidate for NA-202 Khairpur-I is Ambareen Malik.
- PTI candidate for NA-203 Khairpur-II is Jameel Ahmed Lund.
- PTI candidate for NA-204 Khairpur-III is Syed Niaz Shah.
- PTI candidate for NA-205 Naushahro Feroze-I is Ata Ullah Khan.
- PTI candidate for NA-206 Naushahro Feroze-II is Amanullah.
- PTI candidate for NA-207 Shaheed Benazirabad-I is Sardar Sher Muhammad Rind Baloch.
- PTI candidate for NA-208 Shaheed Benazirabad-II is Gul Muhammad Rind.
- PTI candidate for NA-209 Sanghar-I is Hameeda Shah.
- PTI candidate for NA-210 Sanghar-II is Manochaher.
- PTI candidate for NA-211 Mirpurkhas-I is Raja Abdul Haque.
- PTI candidate for NA-212 Mirpurkhas-II is Syed Mumtaz Shah.
- PTI candidate for NA-213 Umerkot is Lalchand Malhi.
- PTI candidate for NA-214 Tharparkar-I is Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi.
- PTI candidate for NA-215 Tharparkar-II is Mehar u Nisa Baloch.
- PTI candidate for NA-216 Matiari is Nazish Bhatti.
- PTI candidate for NA-217 Tando Allahyar is Rozina Bhutto.
- PTI candidate for NA-218 Hyderabad-I is Muhram Khan.
- PTI candidate for NA-219 Hyderabad-II is Mustansir Billah.
- PTI candidate for NA-220 Hyderabad-III is Faisal Mughal.
- PTI candidate for NA-221 Tando Muhammad Khan is Muhammad Irfan.
- PTI candidate for NA-222 Badin-I is Shah Nawaz.
- PTI candidate for NA-223 Badin-II is Azizullah Dero.
- PTI candidate for NA-224 Sajawal is Mumtaz Ali Shah.
- PTI candidate for NA-225 Thatta is Syed Jameel Ahmed Shah Bukhari.
- PTI candidate for NA-226 Jamshoro is Abdul Hakeem Chandio.
- PTI candidate for NA-227 Dadu-I is Shabana Nawab.
- PTI candidate for NA-228 Dadu-II is Madad Ali Sodhar.
- PTI candidate for NA-229 Malir-I is Wali Muhammad Mugheri.
- PTI candidate for NA-230 Malir-II is Dr. Masroor Sial.
- PTI candidate for NA-231 Malir-III is Khalid Mehmood Ali.
PTI Election candidates from Karachi
- PTI candidate for NA-232 Karachi Korangi-I is Aleem Adil Sheikh.
- PTI candidate for NA-233 Karachi Korangi-II is Advocate Haris Meo.
- PTI candidate for NA-234 Karachi Korangi-III is Faheem Khan.
- PTI candidate for NA-235 Karachi East-I is Saif ur Rehman.
- PTI candidate for NA-236 Karachi East-II is Muhammad Alamgir Khan.
- PTI candidate for NA-237 Karachi East-III is Advocate Zahoor Mehsud.
- PTI candidate for NA-238 Karachi East-IV is Haleem Adil Sheikh.
- PTI candidate for NA-239 Karachi South-I is Yasir Baloch.
- PTI candidate for NA-240 Karachi South-II is Ramzan Ghachi.
- PTI candidate for NA-241 Karachi South-III is Khurram Sher Zaman.
- PTI candidate for NA-242 Karachi Keamari-I is Dawa Khan.
- PTI candidate for NA-243 Karachi Keamari-II is Advocate Shujaat Ali Khan.
- PTI candidate for NA-244 Karachi West-I is Aftab Jahangir.
- PTI candidate for NA-245 Karachi West-II is Ataullah Khan.
- PTI candidate for NA-246 Karachi West-III is Malik Arif Awan.
- PTI candidate for NA-247 Karachi Central-I is Abbas Husnain.
- PTI candidate for NA-248 Karachi Central-II is Arslan Khalid.
- PTI candidate for NA-249 Karachi Central-III is Barrister Uzair Ghouri.
- PTI candidate for NA-250 Karachi Central-IV is Riaz Hyder.
Candidates for NA-251 to NA-266
- PTI candidate for NA-251 Sherani is Nawabzada Amin Jogezai.
- PTI candidate for NA-252 Musa Khail is Sardar Babar Musakhel.
- PTI candidate for NA-253 Ziarat is Saddam Tareen.
- PTI candidate for NA-254 Jhal Magsi is Pir Bux Jamoot.
- PTI candidate for NA-255 Sohbat Pur is Arif Rind.
- PTI candidate for NA-256 Khuzdar is Pending.
- PTI candidate for NA-257 Hub-cum-Lasbela is Mir Ali Ahmad Zehri.
- PTI candidate for NA-258 Panjgur-cum-Kech is Sardar Baber Khan Musakhail.
- PTI candidate for NA-259 Kech-cum-Gwadar is Sardar Akbar Tarin.
- PTI candidate for NA-260 Chagai is Ghulam Qadir Sanjrani.
- PTI candidate for NA-261 Surab is Pending.
- PTI candidate for NA-262 Quetta-I is Saif Ullah Kakar.
- PTI candidate for NA-263 Quetta-II is Salar Khan Kakar.
- PTI candidate for NA-264 Quetta-III is Zain ul Abidin Khilji.
- PTI candidate for NA-265 Pishin is Syed Zahoor Agha.
- PTI candidate for NA-266 Killa Abdullah is Malak Muhammad Asmat Kakar.
The ‘bat’ symbol has been withdrawn, leading to PTI being eliminated from the electoral arena.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was dealt a major blow on Saturday when the Supreme Court quashed the Peshawar High Court’s (PHC) order on January 10, days before the former ruling party. For the general elections, he was deprived of his ‘famous’ election symbol – the bat.
A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faiz Isa, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Justice Musrat Hilali delivered the verdict after a day’s hearing.
The Supreme Court’s unanimous verdict came after hours of waiting when a three-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faiz Isa decided to uphold the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) petition.
The election governing body had attacked the PHC’s decision, terming the commission’s order as “illegal, without legal authority and of no legal effect”.
The controversy began with the Election Commission’s decision on 22 December 2023, barring the PTI party from holding its election symbol for the upcoming elections on 8 February, citing irregularities in its internal elections. Which were not in accordance with the party’s constitution and election rules. .
This forced the Imran Khan-led party to challenge the cancellation of its nomination in the PHC. A single-member judge granted interim relief, restored the symbol of the bat and sent the case to the larger bench for hearing on January 9.
Then, on December 30, the polling body challenged the jurisdiction of the PHC on the matter. However, in a dramatic turn of events, the PHC reversed its earlier judgment and upheld the ECP’s order.
Faced with the prospect of losing its famous cricket bat symbol for the upcoming elections, PTI took its fight to the highest court on earth, the Supreme Court. However, in a strategic move, he later withdrew his appeal hoping for a favorable outcome from the PHC.
And the PTI got what it wanted by overturning the PHC’s ECP decision, but not for long as today’s decision took away the much-coveted election symbol.
