LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday directed the ElectionCommission of Pakistan (ECP) to notify members on reserved seats of thePunjab Assembly which fell vacant following the de-seating of PTI MPAs overvoting for Hamza Shahbaz during the chief minister’s election.
The ECP should immediately notify the members on reserved seats, the LHCbench said while hearing a plea link filedby PTI lawmakers.
It is pertinent to mention here that the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) hadapproached LHC over nominating new members on the vacant reserved seats ofthe Punjab Assembly.
The petition filed through Advocate Azhar Siddique pleaded that the ECP hadde-seated five members on reserved seats over changing their loyalties andthe commission is now constitutionally bound to notify other members of theparty.
The Election Commission of PakistanlinkonJune 2 stayed the notification of new MPAs on five seats of the PunjabAssembly.
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A five-member ECP bench – headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) –announced the verdict. The decision was announced in light of the LahoreHigh Court’s (LHC) directives to dispose of the matter by June 2.
According to the verdict, the allocation of reserved seats — three womenand two minorities — would be notified after the conclusion of theby-election for 20 vacant linkAssembly seats.
