Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has won another reprieve from Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) over holding intra- party elections. During hearing of the case at ECP on Thursday, Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja gave two months more time to PML-N for holding the party elections. Though ECP Punjab Member suggested withdrawal of the PML-N’s election symbol for not holding the intra-party elections, the Nawaz League’s lawyers requested the Commission not to do so.

The lawyer further told the ECP that elections could not be held as the PML-N president and secretary general had gone abroad. “Though the prime minister had returned to the country but the secretary general had not,” he added. He said that the PML-N is planning to held elections on January 31. The CEC interfered saying: “You are not holding elections, rather keep saying after every 15 days that you were about to conduct them.” The CEC then adjourned hearing of the case until March 14.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan-INP