Supreme Court’s decision on reserved seats: Which party will get how many seats?

Court Reporter Daily Dawn + Dawn TV Report

Islamabad: Which party will get how many seats? The Supreme Court, while giving its decision on the reserved seats case, has practically approved giving additional seats to the ruling parties, including the opposition party JUI-F.

As a result of the Supreme Court’s decision, the number of members of the Muslim League (N) in the National Assembly will be 124, while the number of members of the PPP will be 75.

On Friday, a majority of seven judges against five judges of the Supreme Court granted the review petitions and declared the July 12, 2024 decision null and void.

Under this decision, the reserved seats will be returned to the Muslim League (N), the PPP, the JUI-F and other parties.
After this decision, the number of members of the PML-N in the National Assembly will be 124, the members of the PPP will be 75, and the number of members of the JUI-F will be 11.
According to the decision, 77 reserved seats of the national and provincial assemblies have been restored. 11 reserved seats for women from Punjab, 8 seats for women from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 3 reserved seats for minorities have been restored in the National Assembly.
Of these seats, the PML-N will get 14, the PPP 5 and the JUI-F 3 reserved seats.
21 reserved seats for women and 4 reserved seats for minorities have been restored in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, after which the JUI-F will get 10, the PML-N 7, the PPP 7 and the ANP 1 reserved seats.

The Supreme Court has declared the July 12, 2024 decision null and void (File photo: AFP)

24 reserved seats for women and 3 seats for minorities have been restored in the Punjab Assembly, of which the Muslim League (N) will get 23, the PPP 2 and the Pakistan Muslim League 1 seat.
2 seats for women and 1 seat for minorities have been restored in the Sindh Assembly, in which the PPP will get 2 and the MQM 1 reserved seat.
This decision of the Supreme Court came after reviewing petitions against the provision of reserved seats to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.