ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday announced schedule for polling on July 21 to fill the vacant 11 Senate seats allotted to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after the chapter was closed in the reserved seats saga.
Polling for these seats – general 7, women 2 and technocrats 2 – is possible now only after the Supreme Court’s Constitutional Bench nullified the July 14, 2024 verdict, under which the ECP was directed to allocate the reserved seats to the PTI in different legislatures in Pakistan.
However, both PML-N and PPP as well as the ECP filed review petitions that proved to be successful for the three aggrieved parties.
Meanwhile, the ECP has also polling dates for two other vacant seats in Senate.
It’s a developing story. Details to follow