ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf<\/a> (PTI) took a major blow on Saturday after the Supreme Court annulled the Peshawar High Court\u2019s (PHC) January 10 order, depriving the former ruling party of its ‘iconic’ electoral symbol \u2014 bat \u2014 just days ahead of the general elections.<\/p>\n A three-member bench \u2014 headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa and comprising Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Justice Musarrat Hilali \u2014 announced the verdict after a day-long hearing.<\/p>\n The election commission had on December 22 barred the PTI party from keeping its \u2018bat\u2019 symbol for the upcoming February elections, citing irregularities in their internal polls that did not comply with the party’s own constitution and election laws.<\/p>\n Following the ECP’s decision to revoke their symbol, the PTI challenged it in the PHC. A single-member judge granted temporary relief, reinstated the bat symbol, and referred the case to a larger bench for a hearing on January 9.<\/p>\n Then, on December 30, the polling body challenged the PHC\u2019s jurisdiction over the matter. However, in a dramatic turn of events, the PHC reversed its earlier decision and upheld the ECP\u2019s order.<\/p>\n