of the Toshakhana case is overturned.
Barrister Gohar’s nomination as party chair became a controversial subject within the PTI when his name was revealed by PTI’s lawyer Sher Afzal Marwat earlier this week.
The central polling centre was set up in Peshawar’s Rano Garhi near the Motorway Toll Plaza where its Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Presiding Officer Ali Zaman and CEC were present.
Zaman told Geo News that the number of registered voters for the polls was more than 20 million. “The vote can be cast through an online app and ballot paper at the election centre in Peshawar,” he said.
He earlier said all candidates in the polls would be elected unopposed. “If there are no objections, all the candidates will be elected uncontested.”
‘PTI, only democratic party’
Speaking with Geo News regarding the intra-party polls, Niazi said PTI is the only party with a democratic system.
He said the ECP gave PTI 20 days to hold elections and the party conducted polls according to the Constitution.
Niazi said he received a single panel from all provinces. “Munir Ahmed Baloch’s panel was elected unopposed from Balochistan. Haleem Adil Shaikh was elected unopposed as PTI president from Sindh.”
Akbar S Babar to challenge intra-party polls
Meanwhile, PTI founding leader Akbar S Babar told Geo News that he will move the ECP, challenging the intra-party elections.
“In view of irregularities in the PTI intra-party elections, a petition will be submitted to the Election Commission,” he said.
The politician added that he and other founding leaders are part of the party following the high court’s decision.
Babar said he will address an important presser regarding the intra-party elections this evening. “I will expose the irregularities before the nation.”
However, the PTI election commissioner denied the allegations and said neither Babar contacted him nor his team.
‘Polls controversial’
Meanwhile, Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency President Ahmad Bilal Mehboob said the PTI intra-party elections were not “conducted well”.
“Hasty election is not favourable for PTI. I think the PTI intra-party elections are controversial,” he said.
The analyst added that while political parties talk about free and fair elections in the country, there is no transparency in their intra-party polls.
He lamented that no voter list was given by the PTI and that Akbar S Babar should have been given a full chance to compete.
