Khan, who is widely seen as the country’s most popular leader, denies all charges against him and says he is being by hounded by the powerful military, which wants to keep him out of the polls due next month. The military denies this.
Last week, a high court refused to suspend Khan’s disqualification from contesting the elections.
Separately, a Pakistan court on Wednesday ruled that Khan’s party will not be allowed to use its traditional election symbol of a cricket bat in the February elections, Panjutha said.
The electoral body last month declared that PTI intra-party elections in December were void. The party had needed to hold those elections in order to retain the symbol. The PTI challenged that decision in court and got a stay order before Wednesday’s decision to continue with the ECP’s earlier decision.
Khan’s party plans on challenging the decision at the Supreme Court of Pakistan, PTI leader Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said on Wednesday, adding the party will not boycott elections.Â
Source: CNA
