The Election Commission of Pakistan on Tuesday notified the allocation of reserved seats for women and minorities, which were claimed by PTI-backed Sunni Ittehad Council, to other political parties.
The move came a day after the electoral watchdog rejected the Sunni Ittehad Council’s petition, seeking the allocation of reserved seats following a ‘merger’ with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf for this specific purpose.
In the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, according to a notification, the ECP allocated one reserved seat each to JUI Pakistan, PML-N and PPP.
In the Sindh Assembly, the ECP allocated reserved seat for women to MQM-P and PPP. PPP’s Samita Afzal and MQM-P’s Fouzia Hameed were elected on reserved seats.
Furthermore, PPP’s Sadhu Mal alias Surinder Valasai secured minority seat in Sindh Assembly. The ECP allocated three reserved seats for minorities to PML-N, PPP and JUI-F which were claimed by SIC. PML-N’s Neelam Meghwar, PPP’s Ramesh Kumar and JUI-F’s James Iqbal were elected on the minority seats.
There are a total of 346 reserved seats for women i.e. 60 in the NA and 66, 29, 26, and 11 in the provincial legislatures of Punjab, Sindh, KP, and Balochistan.
Similarly, there are 10 reserved seats for minorities in the lower house. Besides, there are eight, nine and three reserved seats for minorities in the Punjab Sindh, and Balochistan assemblies.
