The PTI approached the Supreme Court on Saturday regarding the issue of reserved seats, seeking clarification on a letter written by National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq to the Election Commission of Pakistan.

In its petition submitted by PTI Chairman Gohar Ali Khan, Imran Khan’s party has requested clarification on paragraph 10 of the brief order issued by the court, arguing that the enforcement of the amendment to the Election Act should not be based on the order from July 12.

The party seeks assurance that the implementation of the amended act cannot halt compliance with the court’s decision.

In a letter addressed to Chief Election Commissioner Raja Sikandar Sultan, the NA speaker said that the SC judgement could not be implemented under the amended law.

The speaker’s letter added that the amended act would “supersede” the SC’s ruling and that the apex court recognised this decision. It also stated that the ECP had a “statutory obligation” to honour laws enacted by Parliament.

On September 14, the eight-member SC bench disposed of the ECP’s petition, stating that the request for clarification “is merely a delaying tactic.” The apex court noted that the electoral authority’s failure to perform the SC order might have consequences.

Speakers from the Punjab, Sindh, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assemblies have also sent letters to the ECP on the same matter.

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The PTI has argued that the letters from assembly speakers hold “no constitutional or legal validity” and requested the SC to direct the ECP to disregard such letters and to prohibit the commission from halting the allotment of reserved seats.

Furthermore, the petition highlights that the apex court has recognized 39 members of the assembly as PTI members in its ruling. Based on the judicial decision, the remaining 41 members have submitted their affidavits to the ECP. But the commission has yet to issue notifications for these 41 members or allocate the reserved seats.