ISLAMABAD
\nThe Pakistan People\u2019s Party (PPP) challenged on Tuesday the July 12 verdict of the apex court on reserved seats, a week after the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) submitted its review petition.
\nThe Supreme Court (SC) on July 12 announced its decision that reserved seats be allocated to PTI, reversing previous rulings by the Peshawar High Court and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and declaring that PTI is eligible for the reserved seats for women and minorities.
\nThis ruling came after the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), backed by PTI, filed appeals against the ECP\u2019s decision and the PHC\u2019s subsequent affirmation of that decision. The SIC argued that the denial was unconstitutional and sought the allocation of 77 reserved seats that were originally assigned to other parties within the ruling coalition.
\nThe decision received backlash from the ruling coalition, with Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz expressing her surprise and questioning the legitimacy of reinstating individuals she described as \u201ccriminals of the nation.
\nRepresented by Farooq H. Naek, the PPP\u2019s review petition seeks to overturn the July 12 decision that previously annulled the decisions of the Peshawar High Court and the Election Commission, directing that the reserved seats be allocated to PTI. This ruling affirmed PTI\u2019s status as a legitimate party within the Parliament and provincial assemblies.
\nThe SC\u2019s Practice and Procedure Committee has scheduled the hearing of the review petitions for after the September holidays.
\nHowever, Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa, dissenting from the majority decision, argued that the summer holidays should be cancelled to address the review petitions promptly.
\nHe emphasized that the Constitution should take precedence over the convenience of judges, stating that delaying the hearing would be unjust.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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