Peshawar:
KP Minister of Chief Ali Amin Gandapur has filed a written petition in Peshawar High Court (PHC), seeking official recognition of PTI as a political party.
The petition names the federal government, the Election Commission in Pakistan (ECP) and other relevant institutions as respondents. It challenges section 94 (2). 4 of the Electoral Rules 2017, arguing that it contradicts the 2017 Electoral Act.
According to the petition, PTI is still a functional political party and currently has a majority in the KP assembly. However, the ECP has excluded PTI from the definition of a political party, referring to the absence of an electoral symbol.
