Shehbaz Sharif, the President of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and former prime minister, has likened the Peshawar High Court's (PHC) decision to suspend the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) ruling on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) iconic bat symbol to an “attack” on the commission's authority. On Tuesday, the PHC had suspended the ECP decision to nullify the PTI's intra-party polls and revoke its popular 'cricket bat' symbol. Addressing party workers during a ceremony at a private hotel in Karachi, Shehbaz said that the ECP’s decision was based on facts and PHC’s decision was tantamount to challenging the commission's authority. Regarding the upcoming elections on February 8, he expressed full preparedness, stating, "The outcome is in Allah's hands. Through the ladla, the country suffered destruction, and now efforts are underway to recreate such an environment."

Source: The Express Tribune December 28, 2023 18:10 UTC