In another victory, ECP notifies 93 PTI MPAs in three provinces

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has notified 93 returned members of three provincial assemblies as the lawmakers belonging to the PTI in pursuance of the by the Supreme Court/

According to a notification issued by the ECP, 29 members of the Punjab Assembly, 58 members of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, and six members of the Sindh Assembly have been recognised as PTI members.

Previously, the electoral watchdog had officially recognised 39 members of the National Assembly as part of the PTI and officially providing parliamentary status.

The ECP failed to de-notify those who allocated additional reserved seats in the national as well as provincial assemblies. This has apparently delayed the emergence of the PTI as the single largest party in the lower house of parliament

In a majority verdict, the Supreme Court on July 12 declared the PTI eligible to receive reserved seats for women and non-Muslims in the national and provincial assemblies. Despite an 8-5 split, all 13 judges declared the PTI a parliamentary party.

The election commission has also decided to approach the Supreme Court to seek guidance on the case of another 41 PTI MNAs who had not mentioned their party affiliation in their nomination papers.