ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced to implement the verdict of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) reserved seats.
According to a press release issued by the ECP, Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja presided over a meeting of ECP members over the matter on Friday.
ECP decided to get direction from judges in chamber to if any point of judicial decision become obstructed in execution of the SC ruling.
“In case of any obstacle, the Supreme Court will be approached for further guidance,” the ECP said.
The electoral body strongly denounced continuous criticism of the Chief Election Commissioner and members by a political party. The ECP did not name the political party.
The ECP dismissed the continuous criticism by a political party and also rejected the demand for resignation from the ECP terming it absurd.
The statement further stated that ECP will continue to work by the Constitution and the law regardless of any pressure.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said it did not misinterpret any decision and ECP had not declared PTI’s intra-party election as valid, statement of the ECP said.
It said the intra-party elections were in accordance with the law and the election symbols were withdrawn without withdrawal and blaming the Election Commission of Pakistan in such a situation is very inappropriate.
Earlier, a 13-member bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa, ruled that the PTI is eligible for the allocation of reserved seats.
Justice Mansoor Ali Shah announced the 8-5 majority verdict, setting aside the Peshawar High Court’s (PHC) order that upheld the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision denying the reserved seats to the SIC.
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa, Justice Jamal Mandokhail, Justice Naeem Afghan, Justice Yahya Afridi, and Justice Ameenuddin Khan opposed the majority decision.
