ISLAMABAD: Following the changes to the Election Act of 2017, National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq declared that the July 12 order of the Supreme Court was no longer “capable of implementation,” following the court’s explanation on the reserved seats verdict.
A 13-member full bench of the top court decided on July 12 that the Imran Khan-founded party was entitled to the distribution of reserved seats for women and non-Muslims in the national and provincial assemblies, a decision that the party hailed as a huge victory for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) decree, which had upheld the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision to deny the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) the reserved seats, was overturned by an 8-5 majority verdict issued by Justice Mansoor Ali Shah.
