The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has turned down the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) fresh applications challenging the ECP’s authority to investigate its internal elections. PTI had submitted four applications questioning the ECP’s jurisdiction, including a request for the return of records taken during a raid at the party’s secretariat, and sought to adjourn the case of the intra-party election until the Supreme Court issues a detailed judgment in the case of the reserved seat. However, the ECP rejected all four pleas, maintaining that it has the authority to regulate internal party polls.
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The ECP order highlighted the requirement for political parties registered with the ECP to periodically elect their office-bearers in accordance with the party’s constitution and questioned the verification process for intra-party elections. The ECP emphasized that it has the power and responsibility to ensure that a political party’s intra-party elections comply with the law and the party’s constitution. Additionally, the ECP dismissed the PTI’s request for the return of seized files and the plea to postpone the intra-party election proceedings.
