The Election Commission of Pakistan started implementing the Supreme Court’s July 12 ruling and issued a notification confirming 39 MNAs as members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in Parliament.
The decision was taken at a key meeting of the commission chaired by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja on Thursday.
According to the announcement, these 39 Members of National Assembly (MNA), originally part of the Sunni Ittehad Council after winning the general elections as independent candidates, have now been officially recognized as PTI members.
These MNAs submitted their PTI tickets to the Election Commission at the time of filing nominations for the February 8 elections.
These 39 MNAs are Amjad Ali Khan, Saleem Rehman, Sohail Sultan, Muhammad Bashir Khan, Mehboob Shah, Junaid Akbar, Ali Khan Jadoon, Asad Qaiser, Shahram Khan, Mujahid Al, Anwar Taj, Fazal Muhammad Khan, Arbab Amir Guzar, Shair Khan , Sher Ali Arbab, Asif Khan, Syed Shah Ahad Ali Shah, Shahid Khan, Nasim Ali Shah, Sher Afzal Khan, Usama Ahmed Mela, Shafqat Abbas, Ali Afzal Sahi, Rai Haider Ali Khan, Nisar Ahmed, Rana Atif, Changaze Ahmad Khan , Muhammad Ali Sarfraz, Khurram Shahzad Virk, Sardar Muhammad Latif Khan Khosa, Rai Hassan Nawaz Khan, Malik Muhammad Aamir Dogar, Makhdoom Zain Hussain Qureshi, Rana Muhammad Faraz Noon, Mumtaz Mustafa, U Muhammad Hadar Jakhar Quhammad, Habir Jakhar Qureshi and Zartaj Gul .
Apart from this, the ECP has also approached the Supreme Court seeking clarification on the court order regarding the allocation of specific seats to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
The ECP pointed out the ambiguity in the court’s decision, specifically mentioned in paragraph 10 of the judgment of the Supreme Court. The ECP seeks advice from the Supreme Court on the identification of the body responsible for issuing party certificates.
The ECP noted that the PTI has not held internal party elections, raising questions about the legitimacy of its party structure.
There is uncertainty about which credentials should be recognized in the absence of internal party elections and a clear party structure.
On 12 July, the Supreme Court in a decisive majority decision declared the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) eligible to receive reserved seats for women and non-Muslims in both the national and provincial assemblies, effectively reviving its presence in the legislature by being recognized as a parliamentary party.
