ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan has decided to allot Tarazoo (scale) to Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) as party symbol for the upcoming general elections, Express News reported on Thursday.
The decision was taken during an ECP meeting today, headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Justice (retd) Fakhruddin G Ebrahim.
JI and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) had formally applied to the commission last year in a bid to reserve Tarazoo as election symbol.
The ECP had heard arguments from both sides before reserving its judgement.
The commission has suggested “torch” and “hill” as alternate symbols to the PTI.
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Best and most appropriate symbol for PTI election 2013 is
RISING SUN FROM MOUNTAIN OR FULL RAY SUN
OR
TORCH (FLAMING TORCH)
OR
MOON & STAR
what about a vulture for PPP and Hyena for PMLN ?
Now people will cast vote to JI thinking that its PTI's symbol tarazu.
PTI will win anyway
@Taimoor:
Rightly pointed out my brother but you have got a useless observation if you don't mind me observing. Election symbol should mean didly squat since for some parties, boycotting actually happens to be the order of the day just when the elections near ;)
Whatever its just a symbol. I mean the PMLN is a tiger a symbol of strength but they have always been kicked out of the country every time they come to power. Only proves that symbols don't make the personality of the party only their egos.
"U" as in U-Turn would be an apt symbol under the circumstances :D
A lota would b better
Well...this is one of the rare news items where PTI supporters are missing and PTI bashers are having a ball...
For PTI, another excuse to boycott election.
has JI ever benefitted with the SCALE symbol?
they can have a playfight on election symbol whereas in Karachi, we know votes are cast "automatically" and faces come around again
@Adnan sb, JI will get sympathy vote this time, from its voters who once used to cast votes. Alliance with JI will significantly boost chances for PML-N or PTI on many tight seats.
it would be better for PTI to chose torch insteed of hill.
They can share the same symbol, they share the same ideology anyways - the only difference might be that JI has less feudal decision makers.
TIP does not need any sign to win the election, it will InshaAllah win on its philosophy. As far as JI is concerned, after Qazi Sahib and Professor Ghafoor, they will struggle even more so it does not matter which ever symbol they get..
PTI should ask for Shaheen (Eagle).
JI had applied for the symbol earlier and previously used it much before PTI was created. Considering the close relationship both parties have, this shouldnt be a very big problem.
pti should opt for bat as it be more recognizable
Tsunami hill! hahhaha
thats really wrong...what does JI has to do with tarazoo!!
How abt a cup as a symbol for pti. Sunami in a tea cup is what it is
And now PTI fans will say that symbols mean nothing.. LOL
what a mockery
Torch will be a better sign
ECP should allot "Moustaches" to PTI because many feudal from other parties have finally landed on PTI. For JI "Beard" would work as JI recently begged for presidential pardon for Taseer's assassinator Mumtaz Qadri.