Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued notice to PM Imran Khan over the issue of intra-party election.
PM Imran Khan has been given 14 days to submit his reply on the ECP notice in regards to not conducting intra-party election in his party.
The notice said that the PTI has “failed to provide the certificate with regard to the conduct of intra-party elections due on June 13, 2021.”
The commission has asked the PTI chairman to explain why his party should not be declared ineligible to obtain an election symbol.
Section 208 of the Elections Act, 2017, requires all political parties to hold intra-party elections. The period between two shall not exceed more than five years.
In its notice, ECP has contended that had to furnish the details on the intra-party election on Jun 13, and that all the parties are responsible to hold the polls within a given time according to Section 208 of the Election Act 2017.
The notice has asked the party head Imran Khan to show cause as to why PTI should not be declared ineligible to obtain election symbol for the upcoming election. The election symbol is a requirement for the party to contest elections as per section 215(1) of the election act.
