Khan’s Party Gets ‘Bat’ as Pakistan Poll Symbol in Major Relief
Supporters of the Tehreek-e-Insaf party in Islamabad, Pakistan.
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A Pakistani court allowed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party to participate in next month’s national elections under the symbol of a cricket bat, a major relief for the embattled former cricketer-turned-politician trying to return his political party to power.
A two-judge panel of the Peshawar High Court ordered the Election Commission of Pakistan to allot election symbol to Khan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf party, Khan’s lawyer, Ali Zafar, said in a text message.