A crucial consultation meeting of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on reserved seats concluded without any result.
The meeting, attended by the Secretary of the National Assembly, was expected to lead to a significant development regarding reserved seats on Friday.
However, the absence of the Punjab member from the meeting caused it to end inconclusively.
The Secretary of the National Assembly was present at the ECP for the meeting. It was anticipated that the decision made during this session would clarify whether the reserved seats would go to the ruling coalition or to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) as per the Supreme Court’s decision.
Earlier, the Speaker of the National Assembly had sent a letter to the Election Commission requesting these seats be allocated to other parties.
It is noteworthy that the Election Commission has suspended the members holding additional reserved seats based on the Supreme Court’s ruling. If the Election Commission decides to allocate these seats to the ruling coalition and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F), they will secure a two-thirds majority.
The Election Commission has also filed a review petition regarding the Supreme Court’s decision on reserved seats.
