SC lists seven 'undisputed facts' about PTI in reserved seats case

The Supreme Court said on Thursday there were seven undisputed facts in the reserved seats case against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

The Supreme Court said in its verdict that appeals to the extent of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) in the primary judgement were unanimously dismissed that they were not entitled to reserved seats.

The SC said the PTI was given relief in the primary judgement despite the fact that it was not a party to the case. If the PTI wanted, the court said, it could have joined the review as a party but it deliberately did not do so. The PTI was not a part of this case at any forum therefore the relief given to it in the primary verdict could not be sustained, the court said.

The judgement read the Supreme Court never ordered that PTI could not contest the elections. None of the 80 independent candidates claimed that they were PTI candidates or that they should get reserved seats, the court observed.

It said the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) gave reserved seats to other parties. In the primary verdict, the court said, these parties were de-seated without hearing, which was against the tenets of law and justice.

Reporter: Amant Gishkori