ECP misinterpreted SC verdict by excluding PTI from elections: Justice Minallah

Referencing the Supreme Court ruling that validated an Election Commission of Pakistan order declaring the PTI intra-party elections null and void, Justice Athar Minallah said on Thursday that the ECP had misconstrued the court’s ruling when it disallowed the Pakistan Tehreeke-Insaf from participating in the election process.
Justice Athar Minallah of the Supreme Court stated on Thursday that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is not authorised to remove any political party from the polls.
As the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) argued against the Peshawar High Court’s (PHC) decision to deny them reserved seats, a 13-member full court led by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa declared, “The Election Commission does not have the authority to exclude any political party from [taking part in] elections.” Justice Minallah made this statement.