The Pakistan Muslim League-N has challenged the decision of awarding a reserved seat for minorities in provincial legislature to the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F in the Peshawar High Court.
It has been petitioned in the high court that the JUI and the PML-N have equal number of 7 general seats in the house. “In case of equal number of seats of two parties the minorities special seats given to the party that wins toss”, petitioner said.
The party argued that although it was entitled to seven reserved seats in the provincial assembly, the election commission, in violation of the constitution, the Election Act and the rules, gave it six seats.
The PML-N further said that a formula for awarding reserved seats to political parties had been laid down in the constitution as well as in the Election Act. “But the ECP overlooked it,” the party complained.
