Tarar says decision of joining any party by independents irreversible
The federal government on Monday once again ruled out the reallocation of 80 MNAs of the Sunni Ittehad Council to the PTI despite the issuance of the detailed Supreme Court verdict in the reserved seats case.
Addressing a press conference, Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar said the recent amendments in the Elections Act were still in play and thus, as per the law, it was not possible to “reverse the clock” regarding the status of lawmakers.
Tarar reiterated that decision of joining any political party by independents is “irreversible”, saying that the Imran Khan-founded party was not even a petitioner in the case.
“Legal question still remains in place […] the detailed judgment didn’t interpret how the reserved seats will be allocated to the party as per the current regulations,” the minister said while addressing a press conference on Monday. He was referring to the Elections (Second Amendment) Act, 2024 that was enacted to circumvent the SC ruling on the reserved seats as it barred independent candidates from joining any political party after the specific time. The law minister said Articles 51 and 106 of the Constitution warrant that independents will have to join a political party within three days of the publication in the official Gazette of the names of the returned candidates.
