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Court strips Khan's party of election symbol

ISLAMABAD: The political party of Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Saturday lost a key battle at the country's top court to retain its cricket bat election symbol at next month's polls.

The South Asian nation of more than 240 million people votes on February 8 in a general election rights groups say lacks credibility following a crackdown against Khan's party.