A notification issued by the ECP revealed that 29 seats in the Punjab Assembly, six seats in the Sindh Assembly and 58 seats in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly have been returned to PTI in pursuance of the July 12 Supreme Court order.

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In the landmark verdict, the apex court on July 12 declared that the former prime minister Imran Khan’s party is eligible to receive reserved seats for women and minorities in the national and provincial assemblies. The verdict also declared it to be a parliamentary party.

Obeying the order, the electoral watchdog then decided to return 39 seats in the National Assembly to PTI. It said that the rest of the 41 seats had not declared prior to the elections that they belonged to any party and were to be regarded as independent candidates.