Election 2024: Imran Khan no longer part of list for registered political parties

• ECP list presents diverse spectrum within country's political arena.
• Roster incorporates Pervez Khattak's PTI Parliamentarians.
• List of registered party mark's Imran Khan's PTI as leaderless entity.

Less than two months ahead of the sought-after general polls across the country, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday released an updated roster of 175 officially registered political parties representing a diverse spectrum within the country's political arena on Sunday.

The updated list no longer includes Imran Khan, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), as the head of the party, marking PTI as a leaderless political entity.

Furthermore, the roster now incorporates the faction led by Pervez Khattak, known as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarians (PTIP).

A noteworthy event occurred earlier as the Khan-led party lost its electoral symbol, the ''bat'', following the ECP announcement of the reserved verdict on the party's intra-party elections.

After hearing arguments from all concerned parties, the ECP initially reserved its decision.

Following this, Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja, heading a five-member bench of the electoral authority, declared the PTI's intra-party elections null and void.

After the ECP's verdict, Gohar Ali Khan, who took over as PTI chairman after Imran Khan, will no longer serve as the party's leader.

Significantly, the registered entities include the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP), led by President Abdul Aleem Khan.

The registration of PTI is associated with its former Chairman, Pervez Khattak, while Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) are registered under the names of Shehbaz Sharif and Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, respectively.

The list includes several other notable party affiliations.

The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), led by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, is registered as the Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) under Asif Ali Zardari’s name.

Furthermore, the Balochistan Awami Party is registered under the leadership of President Abdul Quddus Bizenjo, and the Awami Muslim League Pakistan (AMLP) is listed under the leadership of President Sheikh Rashid Ahmed.

The roster also highlights other prominent political groups, including the Awami National Party (ANP) led by Asfandyar Wali Khan, the Balochistan National Party (BNP) led by Akhtar Mengal, and the Jamaat-e-Islami led by Sirajul Haq.

Additionally, the Jamiat Ulema Islam, led by Maulana Fazlur Rehman, and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), represented by Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, are listed.