Despite the 'protracted crackdown' on his political party, loss of the iconic 'bat' symbol and being incarcerated for months, former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has thrown confidence that his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf will spring a 'surprise' in the February 8 polls, Dawn reported.
The former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif, stated that his party will run in the 2024 general elections with a programme aimed at putting Pakistan on the path to progress and prosperity, ARY News reported.
Earlier, Pakistan's Supreme Court revoked the Peshawar High Court (PHC) order reinstating 'bat' as the electoral symbol of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the party announced that its candidates would contest elections independently, ARY News reported.
Former prime minister, Imran Khan who was removed from power in April 2022, and his wife have denied all charges in the case registered by Bushra's former husband, Khawar Maneka, last month.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) has lost its election symbol but continues to be recognised as a political party by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), The News International newspaper reported.
Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) patron-in-chief Jahangir Tareen said the court's decision should not be linked with the level-playing field for the upcoming general elections.
The ECP directed all political parties concerned to comply with Section 206 of the Elections Act, 2017, to ensure a mandatory 5 per cent representation of women candidates on general seats after the allocation of election symbols.
Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari's remarks come a day after the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lost the battle for its electoral symbol, forcing its candidates to contest the elections as independents.
As Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) stands deprived of its iconic 'bat' symbol after the Peshawar High Court order, the party candidates are being allotted other symbols by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), ARY News reported.
The Islamabad Police on Sunday highlighted that five officers have been suspended following a preliminary inquiry into yesterday's raid at the residence of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, Dawn reported.
Following a "raid" at Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan's home, Islamabad Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr. Akbar Nasir Khan has arrived at the latter's residence per the Chief Justice of Pakistan's (CJP) directive on Saturday, ARY News reported.
After Pakistan's Supreme Court revoked the Peshawar High Court (PHC) order reinstating 'bat' as the electoral symbol of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the party announced that its candidates would contest elections independently, ARY News reported on Saturday.