ISLAMABAD
\nPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has filed a petition in the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday, challenging the recently approved Election Act Amendment Bill in the National Assembly and requesting it be declared null and void.
\nPTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan submitted the petition to the top court under Article 184(3) through Advocate Salman Akram Raja, naming the federal government and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) as respondents.
\nThe petition argues that the bill, which was approved by a majority vote yesterday despite strong protests and objections from opposition parties, is \u201cunconstitutional and illegal\u201d.
\nPTI has also moved the apex court to immediately halt the electoral watchdog from allocating reserved seats to other political parties.
\n\u201cThe PTI has already submitted lists for the reserved seats to the Election Commission,\u201d the petition stated.
\nThe party demands that women and non-Muslim reserved seats be allotted to PTI, asserting their entitlement to these seats following the Supreme Court\u2019s July 12 decision.
\nThe top court\u2019s July 12 decision, delivered by a 13-judge full bench, handed a major blow to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif\u2019s ruling coalition by declaring that the opposition party PTI is entitled to reserved seats for women and non-Muslims.
\nYesterday, In a statement delivered on the floor of the National Assembly (NA), Gohar criticised the bill, asserting that it undermines democratic principles.
\n\u201cThis parliament is indeed supreme, but the authority to interpret lies with the Supreme Court,\u201d Gohar maintained.
\nHe emphasised the PTI\u2019s commitment to challenging what he described as a \u201cpolitically motivated\u201d piece of legislation.
\nOn July 19, ECP announced its decision to implement the SC\u2019s ruling which facilitated the PTI-backed MNAs to take part in the assembly\u2019s proceedings under the umbrella of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) rather than the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC).
\nIn a press release, the electoral watchdog confirmed its commitment to comply with the court\u2019s directive but instructed its legal team to identify any implementation obstacles promptly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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