150 parties, excluding PTI, assigned symbols for Feb 8 polls

ISLAMABAD The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) distributed electoral symbols to about 150 political parties that will be competing for seats in the national and provincial assemblies in the next general elections, The News reported on Monday.

But after the Supreme Court’s ‘bat’ symbol ruling last Saturday. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the nation’s former ruling party, absent from the list of parties posted on the ECP website.

The list states that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) has assigned the symbol “tiger,” the Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPP) “arrow,” the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) “sword,” the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) “eagle,” the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) “book,” the Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan (JI) “scale,” the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarians (PTI-P) “turban,” the Balochistan National Party (BNP) “axe,” the Awami National Party (ANP) “camel,” and the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) “cow.”

Also Read: ECP informs Senate: Elections cannot be postponed

ISLAMABAD: The Senate resolution requesting a postponement of the polls on February 8 was denied by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). Which asserted that all preparations had already made and that it would not be “advisable” to do so.

The ECP statement is a reaction to the Senate’s resolution from January 5. Which introduced by Senator Dilawar Khan and approved by the house despite low attendance.

The resolution had given two reasons for postponing the polls: the deteriorating security situation and the severe weather in hilly areas.

Additionally, the electoral body stated that it promised to hold elections on February 8, 2024, and that it filed this commitment with the Supreme Court. read more………..