Islamabad, July 13 (UNI) The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday declared former Prime Minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party eligible for the reserved seats, a decision which might make it the largest party in the National Assembly of the country.
According to the verdict by a 13-member bench of Pakistan's top court, the decision was made on a set of appeals against the denial of reserved seats for women and non-Muslims to PTI-backed Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) by the Peshawar High Court (PHC) and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
Earlier this year, PTI-backed candidates had to contest the General Elections on Feb. 8 as independents after their party was stripped of its election symbol by the ECP following a verdict by the apex court.