LAHORE: Lah
ore High Court while suspending the decision of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has allowed PTI can
didate Colonel (Retd) Sultan Awan to contest by-elections on election symbol of “Bat” in PP-23 Chakwal.
Justice Farrukh Irfan of Lah
ore High Court, Raw
alpindi bench, who took up the case for hearing Thursday, suspended the decision of ECP and allowed PTI can
didate Col (Retd) Sultan Awan to participate in by polls on election symbol of bat.
It is pertinent to mention
here that ECP had barred PTI from contesting elections for not holding intra
-party elections.