- The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has yet to decide whether PTI-backed independents, joining the assemblies under the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), will receive reserved seats for women and minorities.
- The matter remains pending despite the commission notifying other returned candidates on reserved seats in national and provincial legislatures.
- The ECP lists PTI-backed independents as SIC members for women’s seat allocation but states the decision is pending.
- In the KP Assembly, most independents, primarily affiliated with PTI, have joined SIC, raising concerns about the allocation of reserved seats.
- Legal experts anticipate a constitutional crisis if the ECP rules against allocating seats to independents not representing parties in the legislatures.
- The ECP has withheld notifications on reserved seats pending a decision regarding PTI candidates joining SIC.
- Notified winners include women from various parties for National Assembly and provincial assemblies.
- The ECP has notified the victories of three PML-N candidates from Islamabad after a court referral back to the commission regarding their victory notifications.
