ECP should resign and go home: JI's Hafiz Naeemur Rehman

JI leader says Supreme Court ruling exposes dual standards of parties who had unlawfully occupied seats

ISLAMABAD:

In the wake of the Supreme Court of Pakistan's verdict on the reserved seats case, Central Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, has called for the resignation of the Election Commission, stating they should step down and leave their positions.

Responding to recent Supreme Court ruling, Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman expressed gratitude, saying, "Thank God, the veil of disbelief has been lifted." He welcomed the Supreme Court's decisions regarding specific seats, praising them as just. The rulings have exposed the dual standards of certain parties who had unlawfully occupied these seats against public mandate, he said.

The Supreme court today stated that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was entitled to reserved seats and that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)'s decision of allocating reserved seats to the ruling coalition was unconstitutional.

Candidates of the PTI cannot be declared independent candidates, nor representatives of any other party, the verdict said adding that the ECP had incorrectly declared members of PTI as independents.

"The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was a political party, remains a political party", the order said while instructing the PTI to submit a list of its reserved seats candidates within 15 days.

Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman also remarked that some parties were playing a double game, stressing that this issue should not be considered resolved.

The JI leader advocated for the establishment of a judicial commission to ensure that seats in the national and provincial assemblies are returned to their rightful owners based on Form 45.