After the decision, the return of PTI candidates to reserved seats in the national and provincial assemblies was nullified.
Islamabad: The Election Commission has restored reserved seats in the national and all four provincial assemblies.
In light of the Supreme Court’s decision, the Election Commission of Pakistan has announced an important decision and restored reserved seats in all four provincial assemblies, including the National Assembly.
The ECP has restored 19 reserved seats in the National Assembly, 25 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 27 in Punjab Assembly, and 3 in Sindh Assembly. In total, the Election Commission has restored 74 reserved seats.
After this new development regarding reserved seats, the old notifications of the return of successful candidates on PTI tickets in the national and provincial assemblies have been withdrawn. The Election Commission has withdrawn the notifications of July 24 and 29, 2024.
After the decision of the Election Commission, the return of PTI candidates on reserved seats in the National Assembly, Punjab, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assemblies has become null and void. The ECP issued this notification based on the Supreme Court’s decision dated June 27, 2025.
According to the ECP notification, the Supreme Court of Pakistan had ruled on the review appeals. The Election Commission says that the order to withdraw the notifications has been given in compliance with the decision of the Supreme Court.
