ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday filed a review petition in the Supreme Court against its short verdict in a reserved seats case involving the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC).
“Primary relief has been granted to the PTI,” the poll watchdog stated in its petition, adding: “[…] when neither the party nor persons claiming to be its candidates for reserved seats, nor any independent-returned candidates approached the ECP, the high court or the Supreme Court to claim any seat out of seats reserved for women or non-Muslims.”
The “impugned judgement” passed by the top court with a majority on July 12, 2024, should be reviewed as it was “not in accordance with the Constitution, law and the precedents of this Court,” said the poll organising authority.
The development came after the Supreme Court, in its July 12 short order in the reserved seats case, allowed the former ruling party to have reserved seats in assemblies, paving the way for the party to potentially become the largest parliamentary party.
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