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Legal eagles and political experts were in disbelief after the Supreme Court on Saturday decided to strip PTI of its iconic election symbol ‘bat’ by reinstating the Election Commission of Pakistan’s decision.
The apex court, a little before midnight, announced the verdict, dealing a huge blow to the embattled party’s hopes of retaining its symbol.
Lawyer Reema Omer the court’s verdict was “excessive, punitive … and a huge blow to our fundamental rights”.
Another lawyer and himself a election candidate, Jibran Nasir, listed down the major consequences of the Supreme Court decision, and regretted that the verdict would disenfranchise “tens of millions of voters across Pakistan”.
Asad Rahim was scathing in his criticism of the verdict, saying: “Given the nature of its decisions and the now routine absurdity of its logic, this is probably the shortest time in which the Supreme Court has lost its credibility. An utterly ludicrous order.”
Ammar Ali Jan said the verdict was “not just a defeat for PTI but a defeat for democratic norms in Pakistan”.
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