Prime Minister Imran Khan has submitted a reply to Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)'s show-cause notice on Tuesday, in which he stated that PTI intra-party elections could not be held in time due to current situation of COVID-19 pandemic nationwide..
PM Imran Khan, as head of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has sought a one-year respite from the Election Commission of Pakistan for the PTI intra-party elections.
He has also requested the Election Commission of Pakistanto withdraw the show-cause notice.
It is pertinent to note that earlier, ECP had issued show cause notice to PM Imran Khan for not holding intra-party elections within time. As per the Election Act, 2017, all the political parties are bound to hold intra party elections on time.