The Sunni Ittehad Council, which most of the PTI-backed candidates joined, had sought allocation of reserved seats in the national and three provincial assemblies. However, the ECP said the SIC did not submit the priority list for the seats and were ineligible.
Omar Ayub Khan, PTI's candidate for the next PM, has been elected unopposed as the Imran-founded party’s central general secretary. Ali Zafar was previously named the candidate for the party chairman, but he refused, leaving only Gohar as the sole candidate for the post.
The six-party alliance set to form a coalition government under Shehbaz Sharif selected former President Asif Ali Zardari as its consensus candidate for the top post. Zardari served as Pakistan's president from September 2008 to 2013.
While no casualties were reported, the explosions prompted investigations and a surge in grenade attacks added to the apprehension. With the general elections approaching on February 8, mounting worries emerge over the safety and integrity of the electoral process across Pakistan.
Pakistan's chief election commissioner expressed concern over the worsening law and order situation, but stressed that the electoral watchdog was fully ready to hold elections on February 8. His statement came after at least three independent candidates were shot dead ahead of polls.
Last week, the ECP revoked the PTI's claim on its iconic 'bat' symbol, ahead of the general elections scheduled on February 8. The Peshawar HC on Tuesday suspended the ECP order and said that the symbol would be restored till another bench reaches a final decision after the winter vacations.
This is the second time in less than a month that the ECP has rejected the PTI's intra-party polls after rejecting last year's internal elections on November 23. The party further claimed that it would still win the elections and that candidates would contest the polls with the ‘bat' symbol.
The Lahore High Court (LHC) had directed the suspension of the appointment of bureaucrats as Returning Officers, leading to uncertainty over Pakistan's upcoming elections. The petition was filed by imprisoned former PM Imran Khan's PTI and create a furore among other political players.
Imran Khan was disqualified from holding office by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on August 8 following his conviction and imprisonment in the Toshakhana corruption case. His sentence was suspended on August 29, but he was re-arrested in the cipher case.
Several parties have long criticised the Pakistan election commission for failing to disclose the exact dates of the upcoming general elections. Pakistan was supposed to go to polls within 90 days after the National Assembly was dissolved.
The ECP official said that any official announcement of election dates will start a formal process that has to follow specific timelines.
ANP leaders said that the ECP assured them of squeezing the timelines of delimitation and that the general elections would not go beyond mid-February.
"Acting Deputy Secretary Nuland and Foreign Minister Jilani discussed the importance of timely, free and fair elections in a manner consistent with Pakistan’s laws and constitution," read a press release.
Imran Khan 'toshakhana' case: Pakistan's Election Commission barred former prime minister Imran Khan from holding public office for five years after he was accused of illegally selling out state gifts during his tenure as the country's premier.
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