ECP rebuts former judge’s remarks on reserved seats

He recalled that the reserved seats decision was one that "nobody liked".Rejecting this position, the ECP said the allocation of an election symbol was subject to the holding of transparent intra-party elections under Sections 208 and 209 of the Elections Act 2017.The commission added that the PTI conducted intra-party elections after five years, but the proceedings remained pending before it because the party had obtained a stay order from a….

It clarified that the PTI continued to be enlisted as a political party in its records.Regarding the allocation of reserved seats, the ECP said only political parties that contested general elections were eligible for such seats.

It added that parties were required to submit lists of preferred candidates before the elections, whereas the PTI had not submitted any such list.

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