All eyes on ECP as it is set to hear reserved seats' case in open court
Pakistan
ECP to hear reserved seats case in open court
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to hear the matter of giving reserved seats to the Sunni Ittehad Council in the open court.
According to sources, an important meeting of the Commission was held on the issue of specific seats of the SIC. A notice was issued to the head of the Sunni Ittehad Council. The ECP's full bench will hear the issue of such seats on Tuesday.
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According to sources, the hearing in the open court will provide legal assistance to the halted parliamentary system.
A five-member committee of the ECP is set to hear the case of SIC and it has already issued notice to Sahibzada Hamid Raza.
Meanwhile, the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has once again demanded resignation of CEC Sikandar Sultan Raja who, it alleged, failed to conduct free and fair polls.
