Shehryar Afridi challenges "bottle" electoral symbol in PHC

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shehryar Afridi has filed a petition in the Peshawar High Court against the Election Commission of Pakistan for allotting him "bottle" as his electoral symbol.

Afridi is contesting the election as an independent candidate from NA-35 Kohat after the SC struck down the Peshawar High Court's verdict of awarding the 'bat" symbol to PTI.

The former minister in his plea stated that he was not consulted before allotting electoral symbol. 

"I learned through social media that the bottle symbol has been allotted as an electoral symbol," Afridi said in his plea. 

The PTI leader has urged the PHC to take action on the matter as the Returning Officer did not respond despite repetitive contacts. 

Some of the main PTI leaders who will contest elections on different symbols from Lahore are Yasmin Rashid from NA-130 with the symbol “laptop”; Salman Akram Raja on NA-128 with “racquet”; Latif Khosa has been given the English letter “K” for NA-122 and Mian Azhar given “wicket” for NA-129.

PTI senior leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s children Mehr Bano Qureshi and Zain Hussain Qureshi have been allotted electoral symbols chimta (pair of tongs) for NA-151 and shoe for NA-150 constituencies of Multan, respectively.

Umair Niazi will contest the elections with the symbol “door” on Mianwali’s NA-90 seat. Shoaib Shaheen has been given a “shoe” to contest elections in Islamabad’s NA-46 constituency.

“Piyala” (bowl) will represent Shandana Gulzar in NA-30 constituency of Peshawar and “kettle” will represent Barrister Gohar Ali Khan in NA-10 constituency of Buner.