The Election Commission of Pakistan on Monday suspended the notifications of 75 returned candidates on reserved seats in the national and provincial assemblies till further orders.
The lawmakers include 27 Punjab Assembly lawmakers suspended last week by Speaker Malik Mohammad Ahmed Khan and barred from joining the house proceedings.
In a notification, the ECP said the decision was made in pursuant to the Supreme Court’s May 6 order, wherein it had suspended the Peshawar High Court’s verdict denying the Sunni Ittehad Council reserved seats for women and minorities.
The suspended lawmakers comprise those given additional reserved seats for women and minorities in the National Assembly and all provincial legislatures barring Balochistan. The MNAs suspended include eight women from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 11 women from Punjab and three minority candidates.
