PTI can run election campaigns and hold meetings, PHC rule

• The media coverage of their party is also banned.
• The petitioner said PTI banned from election campaign.
• Court observed no political party can be deprived of its right.

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court(PHC) has issued a written decision on the plea regarding the permission of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf’s election campaign and meetings.

It is written in the judgment that the petitioner has taken the position that the preparations for the election are going on but they are not being allowed to campaign. The media coverage of their party is also banned and party has applied to the district administration for the convention many times but their request were rejected.

The judgment also states that the Advocate General raised an objection to the admissibility of the petition and said that there is no such restriction on PTI, as per Section 14 of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Civil Administration Act 2020, permission from the previous administration to hold meetings and conventions.

According to the text of the written decision, the petitioner said that PTI has been banned from the election campaign despite several requests to the administration.

The decision declared that PTI is allowed to hold meetings under the law and can use its legal right to conduct election campaigns and no political party can be deprived of its right. The caretaker government should conduct transparent elections.

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The judgment said that the Advocate General assured that the district administration would also perform its legal duty.