Tue, 21-Oct-2025

PTI, SIC nominates Sher Afzal Marwat as Chairman PAC

PTI

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf(PTI) backed Sunni Ittehad Council named Sher Afazl Marwat as the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).

Chairman PTI Barrister Gohar Khan has said in a media interview that numerically there are more members of the Sunni Ittehad Council in the Assembly and SIC should get a Chairman PAC.

He said that in response to the letter regarding the committees of 35 ministries of the National Assembly, they will give the names of their members to the Speaker.

Barrister Gohar Khan said that out of 20 members in the committees and 6 are from the opposition, 2 members while there are also 2 members of the opposition in the judicial committee for the appointment of judges.

Chairman PTI said that party has given the name of Sher Afzal Marwat as the Chairman Public Accounts Committee.

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PHC issues written order on petition regarding reserved seats

PHC

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court(PHC) has issued a detailed decision in the case filed by the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) about allocation of reserved seats.

The five-member bench of the Peshawar High Court had given a brief verdict on March 14, but now Justice SM Ateeq Shah of the High Court has issued a detailed verdict containing 30 pages, in which it has been said that the decision of the Election Commission  of Pakistan(ECP) to distribute certain seats is in violation of Article 51.

Accordingly, the High Court has jurisdiction to hear cases of reserved seats up to the province.

The judgment said that the petitioner objected that the reserved seats cannot be distributed to other political parties, the Sunni Ittehad Council is not entitled to the reserved seats for women. The list of reserved seats cannot be submitted after the prescribed time, so the petition is dismissed.

The court further said in its judgment that a political party participating in the election is entitled to reserved seats but a party that does not win a single seat in the general election is not eligible for reserved seats.

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Sunni Ittehad Council not allotted reserved seats in Punjab, Sindh Assemblies so far

Sunni Ittehad Council not allotted reserved seats in Punjab, Sindh Assemblies so far

ISLAMABAD: Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), an ally of the PTI, has not been allotted reserved seats in Punjab and Sindh Assemblies so far. Number of reserved seats in Punjab Assembly is 74 – 66 women while 8 minority seats. The number of reserved seats for women in Punjab 66 while notification of 42 has been … Read more