Pakistan, July 9 -- The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday suspended the Election Commission of Pakistan's 2024 notifications regarding the allocation of reserved seats for women and minorities in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly.

The decision came in response to a petition by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), challenging the ECP's calculation of reserved seats based on incomplete party positions.

According to the petitioner's counsel, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly has 26 reserved seats for women and 4 for minorities. The notification of Malik Tariq Awan's victory from PK-82 was issued on February 22. He had joined the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on February 23 and the party submitted the joining letter to the Elect...