ECP declares 93 MPs as PTI members in light of SC verdict on reserved seats

ISLAMABAD – In view of the Supreme Court’s decision on reserved seats, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) declared 93 additional MPs from the Punjab, Sindh, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assemblies to be PTI members.

According to an ECP announcement, 29 Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) MPAs from Punjab and 58 from KP have been deemed PTI members.

Furthermore, six MPs from the Sindh Assembly have been proclaimed PTI members.

Earlier, the ECP issued a notification recognizing 39 MNAs as PTI members.

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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.