The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) today issued a statement highlighting the repeated delays caused by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the ongoing intra-party election case.
As Per ECP that, under Sections 208 and 209 of the Elections Act 2017, all political parties are required to hold intra-party elections within five years in accordance with their party constitution.
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ECP says, PTI held its intra-party elections on March 3, 2024, but the process was marred by flaws and short comings, prompting the commission to take notice and issue a formal notification to PTI on April 23, 2024.
The ECP revealed that since the first hearing on April 30, a total of six hearings have been conducted, with PTI requesting adjournments in five of them. In today’s session, PTI once again requested more time, which the ECP said has significantly delayed the resolution of the case.
Remember that, The ECP served repeated notices to PTI and before serving a show-cause notice on July 27, 2021, it further said. In response, PTI requested a one-year extension, citing COVID-19 pandemic. The ECP granted extension on the request of PTI, extending the deadline to June 13, 2022.
However, PTI submitted incomplete intra-party election documents under Form 65 in June 2022 to the ECP and despite repeated reminders, the party continued to delay the submission of required documents.
