{"id":375246,"date":"2023-12-19T01:24:12","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T20:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=375246"},"modified":"2023-12-19T01:24:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T20:24:12","slug":"ecp-reserves-verdict-on-plea-against-ptis-intra-party-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/ecp-reserves-verdict-on-plea-against-ptis-intra-party-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"ECP reserves verdict on plea against PTI\u2019s intra-party elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> ISLAMABAD<br \/>\nThe Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday reserved its verdict on Akbar S Babar\u2019s petition challenging the intra-party polls of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Following recent intra-party polls, Babar and other members filed a petition against alleged rigging, urging the electoral authority to order fresh polls.<br \/>\nOn December 2, Barrister Gohar Khan elected the PTI chairman. Despite this, Babar challenged the results, asserting that he and other founding leaders are still part of the party as per a high court decision.<br \/>\nChief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja, heard the petition filed by 14 members of the party, with PTI\u2019s counsel arguing that elections are not illegal and the ECP lacks authority to hear the plea against the intra-party polls.<br \/>\nBarrister Zafar said they conducted elections on the ECP\u2019s orders. The chairman is elected for five years while the panel is for three years. He said that voting is not required where there is an uncontested election.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday reserved its verdict on Akbar S Babar\u2019s petition challenging the intra-party polls of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Following recent intra-party polls, Babar and other members filed a petition against alleged rigging, urging the electoral authority to order fresh polls. 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