In a major turn of events, the Peshawar High Court (PHC) Wednesday restored the “bat” symbol for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) paving the way for the party to head to polls with its iconic symbol on February 8 polls.
The decision was announced following the hearing of PTI’s petition challenging the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision declaring the intra-party election as null and void and revoking their electoral symbol “bat”. The court heard all parties in the case.
In its verdict, the court termed the ECP’s decision “incorrect”.
Following the verdict, the court ordered the electoral watchdog to issue a certificate to the PTI and suspended the decision that stripped the party of its symbol.
“PTI is a political party entitled to an election symbol,” the court said.
A two-member PHC bench comprising Justice Ijaz Anwar and Justice Arshad Ali announced the verdict today.
A day earlier, the court heard the arguments by the counsels of ECP and the PTI.
In today’s hearing, the court heard other parties in the case.
