Pakistan: Imran Khan's PTI Leaders Mocked By Election Symbols? Baingan, Charpai, Bottle Replace Bat

Описание: Aamir Mughal brandishes an eggplant or baingan before a gaggle of voters, rallying support behind the Pakistani staple during an election campaign he says is being undermined by bizarre symbols assigned to candidates. "The eggplant is now a famous symbol across all Pakistan," declares the candidate for the capital Islamabad, a follower of jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan.
In Pakistan -- where literacy rates hover at just 60 percent -- political parties use icons to identify their candidates on the campaign trail and ballot papers.
But as a military-backed crackdown puts the squeeze on opposition parties, some candidates say authorities are trying to hinder their campaigns by allotting them symbols that are either degrading or downright weird.
Khan has been barred from standing in Thursday's poll and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) party have been stripped of their long-time cricket bat emblem over failing to meet election commission rules.
Dozens of his followers are also not allowed to stand, and some of those on the ticket –- now running as independents –- have reported harassment or been forced into hiding.
Others have been assigned a random bric-a-brac of symbols and are scrabbling to make an impression on the campaign trail.
A spokesman for the Election Commission of Pakistan said the symbols are chosen from a list designed for independents and "are purely the prerogative of the returning officers".

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