LAHORE
Election Commission of Pakistan has allotted election symbols to the candidates of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) in independent status.
Chairman PTI Barrister Gohar Ali Khan was allotted the kettle mark while Shaukat Yousafzai got the Racket mark.
Party leader Shahryar Afridi will have to contest the election on the symbol of a bottle, Shandana Gulzar has been given a bowl symbol and Meher Bano Qureshi has been given a tongs symbol.
From Multan, Zain Qureshi got shoes, Dr Riaz Long got a rocket, Alia Hamza Malik got dice from Lahore, Sanaullah Khan Mastikhel from Bhakkar got a letterbox symbol. While Aamir Dogar got clock election symbol, Irfanullah Khan Niazi got Gharial symbol.
PTI candidate Meher Riaz Fatiana from NA-107 was awarded a chair, Ashfa Riaz Fatiana from PP-123 and Syeda Sonia Ali Raza Shah from PP-124 were awarded a cup. Khosa has been allotted the alphabet (K) symbol while PTI candidate Afzal Azim Pahat from NA-123 has been allotted the radio symbol.
NA 124 CPTI candidate Sardar Azimullah was awarded the watch and Zameer Ahmed the dolphin symbol while PTI candidate Jameel Asghar Bhatti from NA 125 received the drum symbol. PTI’s Salman Akram Raja from NA 128 was allotted the symbol of the racket while PTI candidate Mian Azhar from NA-129 will contest the election on the symbol of the cricket stump.
It should be noted that last night the Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Election Commission and invalidated the verdict of the Peshawar High Court, after which PTI has lost the electoral symbol of the bat.
