ECP seeks reply from PTI on intra-party polls
On November 23, the ECP nullified PTI's intra-party elections conducted in June last year. PHOTO: FILE
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has raised questions on the PTI intra-party polls, stating that the party did not fulfil the legal requirements, and sought a reply from it.
According to Express News, the polls supervisor issued a notice to PTI CEC Niazullah Niazi, summoning him in personal capacity on December 18.
The notice stated that the PTI intra-party polls were apparently not in accordance with the party’s constitution Rules 2020 and the Election Act 2017.
It further maintained that the ECP issues certificate after all the legal requirements for holding intra-party elections under the Election Rules 2017 are fulfilled.
On December 2, the PTI held its intra-party elections on the instructions of the ECP and elected Barrister Gohar Khan as the party's new chairman.
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The new party chairman was elected unopposed after being recently nominated for the post by ex-PTI chief Imran Khan.
Meanwhile, senior PTI leader Omar Ayub was elected as the new general secretary while Ali Amin Gandapur was elected as the party's provincial president in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
On November 23, the ECP nullified PTI's intra-party elections conducted in June last year, deeming them "highly objectionable".
Earlier, PTI officially announced that Imran Khan would refrain from contesting the intra-party polls due to legal constraints, with Gohar set to stand in his place as a provisional measure.
The ECP's directive to hold intra-party elections within 20 days to retain the bat as the party's symbol had prompted PTI's expeditious preparations.