US EditionTop Court Denies PTI Reserved Seats Order
- The Peshawar High Court temporarily barred the oath-taking for reserved seats in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly following a plea from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarians , which claimed they were entitled to two women's seats.
- The Supreme Court ruled in a 7-3 decision that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf was not entitled to reserved seats in the national or provincial assemblies, upholding the Peshawar High Court's decision.
- The Election Commission held a meeting but did not reach a conclusion about the Supreme Court's ruling on the reallocation of reserved seats to other political parties.
- The decision mandates the reallocation of 21 reserved seats across various assemblies, benefiting political parties like Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam , while confirming one seat each for PTI-P and Awami National Party in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly.
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PHC temporarily bars oath-taking on reserved seats in KP Assembly
PTI-P files the plea, saying it was wrongfully granted only one women’s reserved seat PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday issued a restraining order, temporarily barring the oath-taking on reserved seats in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly. A two-member bench comprising Justice Syed Arshad Ali and Justice Dr. Khurshid Iqbal heard the petition filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarians (PTI-P) challenging the allocation of r…
Top court denies PTI reserved seats order
The Supreme Court Office has refused to allow Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)/Sunni Ittehad Council's (SIC) application requesting for the issuance of 'Order of the Court' signed by 12 judges that is uploaded on the apex court's website. Two applications were moved by PTI counsel, Hamid Khan and Salman Akram Raja. The court official urged the advocate on record (AOR) to apply for a certified copy rather than moving an application. The official ad…
PTI-SIC moves SC seeking 'order of the court' in reserved seats case
An outside view of the Supreme Court's building. — Supreme Court/File The Sunni Ittehad Council , an ally of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf , on Monday formally filed a plea in the Supreme Court seeking the “order of the court” in the reserved seats case bearing the signatures...
ECP issues notification for reserved seats restoration
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued a notification regarding the restoration of reserved seats, ARY News reported. Following the issuance of notification, the membership of previously suspended lawmakers has been restored. According to the official statement, the ECP has formally reinstated the reserved seats that had earlier been withheld or suspended, effectively restoring the parliamentary status of the affected me…
Big Decision Regarding Assembly Members After PTI is Deprived of Reserved Seats - Lahore Mirror
Peshawar: After the decision regarding reserved seats, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s parliamentary party has decided to once again take an oath of loyalty from assembly members due to fears of possible defections.According to sources, a meeting of the PTI parliamentary party has been called tomorrow in Islamabad, in which all members of the National and Provincial Assemblies […] The post Big Decision Regarding Assembly Members After PTI is Deprived…
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