Pakistan
PTI approaches SC against NA speaker’s letter to ECP
ECP had been asked to clarify the matter of the National Assembly speaker before the court
Islamabad: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has approached the Supreme Court in connection with the reserved seats case against the NA speaker’s letter.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had been asked to clarify the matter of the National Assembly speaker before the court. It had been requested that the court should make it clear that the amendment in the Election Act is not applicable to the order of July 12.”
The PTI on Saturday sought an injunction on the potential decision by the electoral watchdog.
Moreover, the PTI had requested the court to halt the ECP from giving the reserved seats to the other parties.
The court should declare that there is no constitutional and legal status to the NA speaker’ status.