Vawda warns about fate of SIC reserved seats

Former federal minister Faisal Vawda expressed his reservations regarding the fate of Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC)’s reserved seats in a private television program last night. "Morally, PPP, PML-N, and other parties should not take the reserved seats of SIC as these seats will be stuck in court cases eventually", he remarked.

The ex-minister sarcastically commented on the unpreparedness of SIC in the recent general elections - the party displayed a lack of effort, they had not submitted the lists, and so it was "not a surprise that they were not able to secure more seats", Vawda stated.

He also criticised the newly formed government and maintained that the parties sitting in power suffered humiliating defeats and therefore did not have the moral authority to secure the reserved seats. Vawda also commented on the appointment of Shehbaz Sharif as prime minister, “Shehbaz Sharif himself is not sure if he is prime minister”.

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While answering a question, the former minister maintained, “I left the party with principled differences” and that “Imran Khan is my benefactor”. He talked about his exit from PTI and said “I wish the party had agreed with me and we would not have reached this point”.

Earlier this week, the former minister had hinted at a possible setback for the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) and had expressed doubt about the party getting the reserved seats.

After being elected without their iconic 'bat' symbol, the lawmakers supported by the PTI joined the SIC. Later, the council had written a letter to the ECP requesting the allocation of reserved seats in the national and three provincial assemblies, with the exception of Balochistan. The ECP has rejected the petition on Monday.