The leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Barrister Ali Zafar has said that he will appeal against the decision of the Election Commission and will also hold an intra-party election.
He said that important decisions have been taken in the meeting with Imran Khan, Chairman PTI has expressed his willingness that if he cannot participate in the intra-party election, then someone else should be nominated as party chairman.
Barrister Ali Zafar said that Chairman PTI has also selected one of the four names for the party chairmanship in the intra-party election, which will be announced on Wednesday.
It should be noted that earlier PTI sources said that Imran Khan has conveyed a message to the core committee of the party from jail that he will not be a candidate for the chairmanship in the intra-party elections.
According to the sources, due to the punishment in the Toshakhana case, there will be a new candidate as the chairman in the intra-party election and another member will be elected as the chairman in the intra-party election.
Speaking to Geo News, Imran Khan’s lawyer and senior vice president of the party, Shira Fazl Marwat, confirmed that Chairman PTI will not participate in intra-party elections and said that Chairman PTI will not participate in intra-party elections.
On the other hand, PTI’s core committee sources say that the party has decided to hold intra-party elections in consultation with Chairman PTI Imran Khan, which will be held on Friday.
According to the sources, Chairman PTI Imran Khan will remain the party chairman unopposed while elections will be held for the remaining posts in the party.
It should be noted that the Election Commission had ordered Tehreek-e-Insaf to conduct an intra-party election within 20 days for the symbol of the bat.
In the 21-page written decision of the Election Commission, it was written that PTI could not conduct transparent and fair intra-party elections as per the constitution, PTI intra-party elections are objectionable and controversial, such intra-party elections are not accepted.
