ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has convened a crucial meeting today (Wednesday) on the issue of disqualification if dissident members of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
The sources privy to the development said that the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja has approached SC to receive a copy of the decision announced by the apex court on Tuesday in regards to the interpretation of Article 63-A of the Constitution.
The meeting has been called to decide on the disqualification of the dissident members of the Punjab Assembly in light of the SC’s verdict.
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Notably, the SC of Pakistan on Tuesday ruled that the defector’s vote will not be counted in the voting with a majority of 3-2.
The unanimous verdict was given by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Ijaz-ul-Ahsan and Justice Muneeb Akhtar.
The verdict was announced over the reference filed by former Attorney General Khalid Javed Khan on behalf of President Arif Alvi for the life-term disqualification of deviant members after many of the PTI MNAs decided to vote in favour of a no-confidence motion against former PM Imran Khan.
