ISLAMABAD-The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) agreed on Friday to implement the Supreme Court’s ruling on reserved seats for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidates.
The decision was made on a second consecutive day of meetings after Thursday’s huddle was deemed inconclusive.
Sikandar Sultan Raja, Chief Election Commissioner, presided over Friday’s meeting, which covered “all aspects” of the Supreme Court judgments.
The ECP chief advised its legal team to consider the urgency to act on the Supreme Court’s ruling.
The ECP holds a meeting following the Supreme Court’s decision on reserved seats.
THURSDAY’S MEETING
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) met on Thursday in response to the Supreme Court’s judgment on reserved seats.
The chief election commissioner presided over the meeting. The legal department of ECP informed the participants about the decision on reserved seats.
The ECP reflected on the matter following the Supreme Court’s verdict last week.
Reserved seats: SC tips the scales in favor of PTI in momentous ruling.
Previously, the Supreme Court overruled the Peshawar High Court’s decision to deprive the PTI of reserved seats for non-Muslim and female candidates in assembly.
In a majority 8-5 judgment, the Supreme Court declared that the Election Commission’s handling of reserved seats was ‘unconstitutional’, adding that the PTI would continue to exist as a political party even without an election symbol.
The ruling was written by Justice Mansoor Ali Shah.
The PTI is projected to get 65 of the 77 reserved seats. Of the 77 seats, 22 are in the National Assembly and 55 are in the provincial assemblies.
