The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) has suffered another setback after the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) dismissed a reference seeking the removal of four members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on the basis of lack of solid evidence. Through the reference, the PTI had alleged that the members of the ECP had committed negligence and dishonesty during the conduct of the general elections 2013, therefore they should be removed. The premise of the reference itself is a non-starter and the grounds for filing the reference were illogical. No member of the ECP can be removed except through the procedure as laid down in Article 209 of the constitution, i.e. the same process as is involved in the removal of a judge of the superior judiciary through the SJC. According to the constitution, a judge can be removed if he is incapable of properly performing the duties of his office by reason of physical or mental incapacity or if he has been guilty of misconduct. The PTI lawyers made the Judicial Commission’s report part of the reference, but that report tells a different story. After probing the main allegations of the PTI, the Commission’s report had concluded that there were election-related irregularities but the results did not constitute a deviation from the public mandate. The Commission’s report stated that none of the allegations levelled by the PTI and other parties against any individual or institution were proved. No systematic pattern of rigging could be established. Therefore the alleged dishonesty of ECP members was not proved, rather the incompetence of election staff was the main reason for the mismanagement and anomalies. The filing of the reference on baseless grounds puts a question mark on the wisdom of Imran Khan and his team. Once again the impulsive nature of the PTI chief has created an embarrassing situation for the party. The dismissal of the reference is a reminder to the PTI chief that he should review his politics and get rid of his insane policies. These illogical acts of the PTI leaders will lead the party nowhere. After one year of the elections 2013, Imran started an agitation against the government on the basis of unsubstantiated accusations that the elections were massively rigged. However, the charges of systematic rigging could not be proved. But the PTI chief did not stop his agitation movement and suffered a blow when the Judicial Commission proved his allegations false. Now, in the first phase of local government elections, people have given their verdict. The election results show that the PTI is losing its credibility and the graph of its popularity is gradually going down. In order to hide its failures, the PTI leadership keeps harping on rigging. They never review the ground realities. The local government election results clearly indicate the weaknesses of the PTI that include mismanagement, no roots among the masses and a credibility crisis. The PTI needs to address these issues instead of repeating the mantra of rigging. In fact the PTI has become a victim of its own hype. The PTI chief and his colleagues are busy committing foolish acts and are not trying to rectify their faults. The PTI leadership has become incapable of learning from its mistakes. It has become an uphill task to make Imran Khan understand that no systematic rigging at the behest of anyone took place in the previous elections. The mismanagement of the election staff and other election-related anomalies were reported but they do not prove any organised rigging plan. What Imran Khan should do is work for election reforms at the proper platform, i.e. parliament. He can play his role in bringing reforms but first he has to follow the existing norms and procedures. If Imran Khan will not review his politics, the future of the PTI seems bleak. Imran Khan should demonstrate maturity and act more responsibly now. *