ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) approached the Supreme of Pakistan seeking implementation of the court order on reserved seats.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf filed a miscellaneous application in the Supreme Court through Advocate Aziz Bhindari against the Election Commission of Pakistan petition desiring guidance on the top court’s short order.
The PTI implored to reject the ECP’s petition regarding advice on the top court’s short order. It also prayed to order the ECP to approve certificates of the independent candidates who won the February elections.
Moreover, the major opposition party has also submitted its reply in court regarding ambiguity in the court order.
It is to be recalled that the apex court overturned the Peshawar High Court’s verdict of depriving the PTI of the reserved seats of non-Muslim and women candidates in assemblies.
The apex court, in its majority 8-5 decision, announced that the conduct of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) regarding reserved seats was ‘unconstitutional’, adding that the PTI would remain intact as a political party even without being assigned an election symbol. The verdict was authored by Justice Mansoor Ali Shah.
