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    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:49:37 +0500</pubDate>
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      <title>ECP declares PTI, Sunni Ittehad Council MPs as independents</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued updated party positions for the National and provincial assemblies, declaring all members of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) as independents.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;According to an official notification issued on Thursday, the ECP said all PTI-backed members would now be treated as independent lawmakers.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The move comes in light of the Supreme Court’s August 25, 2025, decision, following which the commission formally de-notified the SIC’s collective representation in the assemblies.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As per the revised composition, all members previously affiliated with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the Sunni Ittehad Council in the National Assembly and the provincial assemblies of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Sindh have now been declared independents.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Officials said the decision marks a major shift in the parliamentary landscape, as the updated lists no longer reflect the members’ association with PTI or the SIC.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued updated party positions for the National and provincial assemblies, declaring all members of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) as independents.</strong></p>
<p>According to an official notification issued on Thursday, the ECP said all PTI-backed members would now be treated as independent lawmakers.</p>
<p>The move comes in light of the Supreme Court’s August 25, 2025, decision, following which the commission formally de-notified the SIC’s collective representation in the assemblies.</p>
<p>As per the revised composition, all members previously affiliated with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the Sunni Ittehad Council in the National Assembly and the provincial assemblies of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Sindh have now been declared independents.</p>
<p>Officials said the decision marks a major shift in the parliamentary landscape, as the updated lists no longer reflect the members’ association with PTI or the SIC.</p>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 14:50:54 +0500</pubDate>
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