Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar has said that the Supreme Court’s verdict in the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) reserved seats case does not pose any threat to the government.
“We still have a majority of 209 members and the verdict is not out yet,” the minister said after the apex court ruled that PTI was entitled to allotment of reserved seats.
Tarar said he was not sure whether the government would file an application to review the judgment or not.
The development comes after the SC announced an 8-5 majority verdict and set aside the Peshawar High Court (PHC) order upholding the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) decision denying SIC reserved seats.
Justices Athar Minallah, Shahid Waheed, Muneeb Akhtar, Muhammad Ali Mazhar Ayesha Malik, Syed Hassan Azhar Rizvi and Irfan Saadat Khan upheld the verdict.
PTI candidates did not contest polls based on a single election symbol, forcing them to tie up with the SIC, but this could not secure them reserved seats as the ECP decided against them.
In its decision today, the court stated that the absence or denial of an election symbol in no way affects the constitutional or legal rights of a political party to participate in elections, whether general or universal, and to field candidates, and that the commission has a constitutional duty to apply all statutory provisions accordingly.
Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar has said that the Supreme Court’s verdict in the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) reserved seats case does not pose any threat to the government.
“We still have a majority of 209 members and the verdict is not out yet,” the minister said after the apex court ruled that PTI was entitled to allotment of reserved seats.
Tarar said he was not sure whether the government would file an application to review the judgment or not.
The development comes after the SC announced an 8-5 majority verdict and set aside the Peshawar High Court (PHC) order upholding the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) decision denying SIC reserved seats.
Justices Athar Minallah, Shahid Waheed, Muneeb Akhtar, Muhammad Ali Mazhar Ayesha Malik, Syed Hassan Azhar Rizvi and Irfan Saadat Khan upheld the verdict.
PTI candidates did not contest polls based on a single election symbol, forcing them to tie up with the SIC, but this could not secure them reserved seats as the ECP decided against them.
In its decision today, the court stated that the absence or denial of an election symbol in no way affects the constitutional or legal rights of a political party to participate in elections, whether general or universal, and to field candidates, and that the commission has a constitutional duty to apply all statutory provisions accordingly.
‘No danger’ to govt, says law minister after SC verdict
