Leaders of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) have expressed their reaction to the Supreme Court’s decision regarding reserved seats, which granted the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) the right to these seats in both the national and provincial assemblies.

Addressing a press conference, Federal Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar stated that the Supreme Court granted relief to the PTI despite the fact that they had not filed a petition for reserved seats. The petition was originally filed by the Sunni Ittehad Council seeking relief, but the court ultimately granted it to the PTI.

“The PTI didn’t even seek this relief. These seats should have gone to the Sunni Ittehad Council,” Tarar said, adding that the law regarding reserved seats exists, and the court itself determined that the PTI had 80 members eligible for these seats.

Tarar further pointed out that these 80 members never approached any forum to claim their right to the reserved seats.

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Ruling party member Rana Sanaullah stated that the government respects the Supreme Court’s decision, but the PTI received relief they did not even request. He added that the government’s legal team is reviewing the decision and will decide whether to file an appeal.

Despite the ruling, Tarar assured that the government is not threatened, as they still hold a majority with 209 members. He also mentioned that the full decision regarding reserved seats has not yet been reviewed.

Tarar concluded by saying that the government has not yet decided whether to file a review petition.