PTI reserved seats: ECP decides to implement SC verdict

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to implement the Supreme Court (SC) verdict declaring PTI eligible for reserved seats. According to the ECP spokesperson, the commission has issued instructions to its legal team to ensure the implementation of the Supreme Court decision. The spokesperson clarified that the ECP has not misinterpreted the SC’s verdict and has not declared the intra-party elections as valid. Instead, the commission has held that the PTI’s intra-party elections were not in accordance with the law, and therefore, the candidates who submitted their nomination papers without a party ticket and declaration could not be considered PTI candidates.