PTI to revise list of reserved seats

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has decided to revise its list of reserved seats.

The party’s committee is set to recommend additional names for these lists, which will undergo approval by PTI's constituent bodies.

For the National Assembly, PTI plans to submit a list of 40 names for women’s reserved seats. Similarly, close to 100 names are being compiled for the Punjab Assembly, with another list for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly.

Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, overseeing the process, aims to finalize around 77 to 78 names for these reserved seats within the stipulated timeframe.

Once approved by PTI founder Imran Khan, these lists will be formally submitted, ensuring comprehensive representation across key legislative bodies.

On July 11, the Supreme Court set aside the Peshawar High Court and election commission verdicts and declared the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) eligible for reserved seats in the case of the Sunni Ittehad Council.

The 8-5 majority verdict was announced by Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa, who is heading a 13-member full court of the Supreme Court. The proceedings are being broadcast live. All the judges have recognized the PTI as a legal and competent party. 

The Supreme Court declared that the deprivation of an election symbol does not terminate the right of a party to participate in elections. The PTI was and is a political party. The election commission submitted the data of 80 candidates to the Supreme Court. 

It further said that the 39 candidates whose affiliation was shown with the PTI will remain the successful candidates of the PTI. The remaining 41 candidates can also submit their affidavits within 15 days that they were candidates of the same party. The PTI has been ordered to submit its list for reserved seats within 15 days. 

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The order stated that if the election commission and the PTI want an explanation, they can approach the court. The Supreme Court declared the election on additional reserved seats null and void, adding that the PTI will get reserved seats in the National and provincial assemblies. 

It ordered the election commission to issue notifications of reserved seats as per the PTI's list. The decision will be applied to Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh Assembly as well, the Supreme Court ruled.