SC backs PTI bid for reserved seats in detailed judgement amid NA speaker's concerns
When ECP makes significant mistakes impacting electoral process, judicial intervention becomes necessary, reads 70-page verdict
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday issued a detailed verdict of the reserved seats case terming the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) "a political party" and eligible for the seats' quota.
The 70-page judgement, penned by Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, comes days after National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq had written to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) saying that the apex court's July 12 short order was "incapable of implementation" after the amendments to Election Act 2017.
The letter referred to the top court's 8-5 majority verdict which had paved the way for the Imran Khan-founded party's resurrection in the assemblies after being kicked out of the February 8 polls.