ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) rejected the pleas of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf(PTI) on intra-party election case.
The written decision on behalf of the Election Commission was pronounced by a 3-member bench consisting of Nisar Durrani, Shah Mohammad Jatoi and Justice Ikramullah.
The ECP said in the decision that PTI had asked to stop the intra-party election process until the Supreme Court's detailed decision on reserved seats. The party has already delayed the matter a lot.
The decision has said that the debates on the intra-party election will be held on September 18. It is the responsibility of the registered political parties to elect their officials at the federal, political and local levels
The commission said that the Election Commission is bound to look into the matter before issuing the certificate to the party, adding that PTI's own members had filed complaints with the commission on intra-party elections.
The decision of the 3-member bench said that it is the responsibility of the ECP to see whether the intra-party elections have been conducted in accordance with the law and the party constitution or not.
On the issue of returning the documents and computers seized by FIA, the Election Commission wrote in its decision that PTI should approach the relevant forum for the return of its items and documents.
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It should be noted that PTI had filed a request in the Election Commission to stop the process of intra-party election until a detailed decision is taken on reserved seats.
