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All 80 PTI members are now listed as part of the Sunni Ittehad Council
The National Assembly Secretariat on Friday updated the party position, effectively removing the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) as a political party from the lower house of Pakistani parliament.
Following a letter from the Speaker to the Election Commission regarding the Election Amendment Act, the new party position was outlined and notified.
All 80 PTI members are now listed as part of the Sunni Ittehad Council. Previously, 39 members were recognized as PTI and 41 as independents following a Supreme Court order on July 12. The apex court had concluded in its interim order that ECP has recognized PTI as a political party and MNAs who filed party ticket before the electoral body before the February 8 elections should be considered as PTI’s members.
The revised party position issued on Friday also includes details about the seats reclaimed from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI). The update was made immediately after the Speaker’s correspondence with the Election Commission.
Under the new composition, PML-N has 110 seats, Sunni Ittehad Council has 80 seats, PPP has 69 seats, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has 22 seats, JUI-F has eight seats, Independents have eight seats, Pakistan Muslim League-Q has five seats, Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) has four seats, and Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMap), Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP), Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) have one seat each.
The National Assembly Secretariat on Friday updated the party position, effectively removing the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) as a political party from the lower house of Pakistani parliament.
Following a letter from the Speaker to the Election Commission regarding the Election Amendment Act, the new party position was outlined and notified.
All 80 PTI members are now listed as part of the Sunni Ittehad Council. Previously, 39 members were recognized as PTI and 41 as independents following a Supreme Court order on July 12. The apex court had concluded in its interim order that ECP has recognized PTI as a political party and MNAs who filed party ticket before the electoral body before the February 8 elections should be considered as PTI’s members.
The revised party position issued on Friday also includes details about the seats reclaimed from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI). The update was made immediately after the Speaker’s correspondence with the Election Commission.
Under the new composition, PML-N has 110 seats, Sunni Ittehad Council has 80 seats, PPP has 69 seats, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has 22 seats, JUI-F has eight seats, Independents have eight seats, Pakistan Muslim League-Q has five seats, Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) has four seats, and Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMap), Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP), Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) have one seat each.
PTI eliminated from National Assembly as secretariat issues new party position
All 80 PTI members are now listed as part of the Sunni Ittehad Council
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