Speaking to the media in Islamabad, PTI leader Barrister Gohar stated that no assembly session could be called without notifying reserved seats. “The Punjab [Assembly] session was carried out in an illegal manner. The Sindh Assembly session was carried out in an illegal manner. If the National Assembly session is called that will also be illegal because the assemblies should be convened after all the members of the House are notified,” he said. He urged the Election Commission of Pakistan to take notice of this and notify the reserved seats for the Sunni Ittehad Council, the new home for PTI-backed candidates. On the other hand speaking in the Senate, PTI’s Senator Ali Zafar praised lawmakers of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) now home to PTI-backed independents for walking out of yesterday’s .

Punjab Assembly session which elected Maryam Nawaz as chief minister. “This is a token democracy,” he said, hoping that others would support the protest. He noted that, according to the law, reserved seats were given proportionately to political parties with elected candidates. He further said he was pleased with those opposition leaders who had openly stated they had no claim to reserved seats. “The PPP and PML-N are saying these seats belong to them. This is an undemocratic step. If a political party wants to steal these seats, or lay claim to it, this is illegal and a violation of our Constitution,” he said.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)