ECP lists 160 parties, omits chiefs of PTI, MQM and others

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has released an updated list of registered political parties, showing 160 parties on its official record.

According to the latest list, several major political parties, including Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP), are registered without the names of their party heads.

The names of the heads of Pakistan Sunni Tehreek and Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) have also been omitted from the updated record.

The Awam Pakistan Party has also been included in the list of registered political parties, although its chief’s name does not appear in the document.

The ECP stated that the case concerning PkMAP’s intra-party elections and amendments to its constitution was still pending.

The updated list provides details of the political parties registered with the electoral authority, including those whose leadership information has not been mentioned.