ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday announced 93 returned MPAs in three provinces as PTI legislators in compliance with the Supreme Court’s July 12 order in the reserved seats case.
In a unique majority verdict, the Supreme Court on July 12 declared the PTI eligible to receive reserved seats for women and non-Muslims in the national and provincial assemblies, giving it a new lease of life in the legislature by declaring it a parliamentary one. celebration.
Despite an 8-5 split, all 13 judges declared the PTI a parliamentary party.
The majority judgment explained that 39 of the 80 MNAs shown by the ECP as PTI candidates belonged to the party.
The ECP then decided to implement the majority decision and return 39 National Assembly seats to the PTI. It said the remaining 41 seats had not declared their affiliation to any party before the election and should be considered as independent candidates.
The PTI also submitted a list of its MPAs for reserved seats in the three provinces last week, but did not disclose their names.
According to a notification issued by the ECP today, 29 seats in the Punjab Assembly, 6 seats in the Sindh Assembly and 58 seats in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly have been allotted to the PTI in accordance with the Supreme Court’s July 12 order.b
