Akbar S. Babar is likely to challenge PTI’s intra-party election

Akbar S. Babar, one of the founding members of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaaf (PTI) is likely to challenge the intra-party election!

Akbar S. Babar on Friday raised reservations regarding the party’s operations related to PTI’s intra-party poll process and hinted that he would raise the issue with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

Babar and others visited the party’s central secretariat in Islamabad on Friday.

Speaking to reporters, he said his visit aimed to gain information about the intra-party polls, nomination papers and voter list.

“Many founding PTI members with us want to take part in this election and they want to know its procedures and that nomination papers be given to us so we can fully participate in tomorrow’s polls,” he said.

However, later in the day taking to a news outlet he said that he was informed by the secretariat staff that “they do not have nomination papers, voter list and election rules”, leaving him “confused” about how he would participate in the polls.

In this regard, Babar added that he would approach the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and present all these facts of the “irregularities”.

 

The development comes amid ECP’s order for the PTI to hold intra-party elections within 20 days to retain the bat as its poll symbol.

Earlier in the day, Barrister Gohar Ali Khan – who was nominated for the slot of PTI chairman by Imran Khan, also submitted his nomination papers.

According to a statement issued by PTI on X-Platform, Barrister Gohar Ali Khan’s nomination papers were received by Returning Officer Advocate Sardar Bharji Khan while PTI Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Advocate Niazullah Niazi was also present.