ECP issues list of 166 registered political parties

• ECP updates Nawaz Sharif's name as party's new president.
• Electoral body updates top designations of registered parties. 
• PTI chairman name has not yet been updated in the document. 

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Wednesday released a new list of 166 registered political parties.

The electoral body has also updated the names of new presidents and chairmen of several political parties.

According to a document released by ECP, the body has recognised the intra-party presidential polls conducted by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), updating Nawaz Sharif's name as the party's new president.

The body has also recognised President Asif Ali Zardari's name as the president of Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarian (PPPP), while Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has been included as PPP's chairman.

The electoral watchdog has also recognised the intra-party elections of Jamaat-e-Islami with Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman Khan named as the party's head.

Meanwhile, the name of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) chairman has not yet been updated, read the document.

However, Mahmood Khan has been named as the chairman of PTI-Parliamentarian.

On the other hand, Asfandyar Wali Khan's name still exists as the president of the Awami National Party (ANP), as per the ECP document.

The election body has also included Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) in the list of the registered political parties, according to the document.