The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday filed a contempt of court petition against the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for non-implementation of the Supreme Court’s orders in the reserved seats case.
Members of the country’s top electoral body including chairman Sikandar Sultan Raja have been made parties in the petition filed by PTI leader and senior lawyer Salman Akram Raja.
According to the plea, the ECP should be ordered to implement the verdict immediately and action should be taken against the commission’s members.
Citing the verdict, the petition said: “The aforesaid Judgment and clarifications/orders leave no doubt whatsoever that the PTI is entitled to reserved seats proportionate to the seats in the National Assembly and the provincial assemblies won by it in accordance with the Judgment dated 12 July 2024.
“That the ECP has yet to act upon the judgment […] and complete the process of election women and non-Muslims on reserved seats in the NA as well as provincial assemblies.”
