ISLAMABAD: Following the Supreme Court’s constitutional bench decision on reserved seats, the rul-ing coalition has increased its strength in the National Assembly. Before the verdict, the total number of members from coalition parties stood at 218, including 110 from PML-N, 70 from PPP, 22 from MQM, and 5 from PML-Q.
According to the updated party positions, the opposition has a total of 100 members, which includes 80 from the Sunni Ittehad Council, 8 independents backed by PTI, and 8 from JUI-F.
As a result of the court ruling, PML-N gained 15 additional seats, PPP 4, and JUI-F 3. The National As-sembly now has 125 PML-N members, 74 from PPP, and 11 from JUI-F.
With these added seats, the ruling coalition now holds 237 seats in the 336-member house—surpassing the 224 needed for a two-thirds majority.
In light of the Supreme Court’s ruling, 77 reserved seats have been reinstated — 22 in the National As-sembly and 55 in provincial assemblies.
In the National Assembly, the restored seats include 11 for women from Punjab, 8 for women from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and 3 for minorities. PML-N receives 14, PPP 5, and JUI-F 3 additional seats.
Punjab Assembly gains 27 members — 24 women and 3 minorities—with 23 from PML-N, 2 from PPP, and 1 each from PML-Q and IPP.
Sindh Assembly sees 3 reserved seats restored—2 to PPP and 1 to MQM—bringing PPP’s total to 118 and MQM’s to 37.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, PTI and Sunni Ittehad Council jointly hold 93 seats, while PML-N and JUI-F each have 9, PPP has 5, and ANP and PTI-P have 2 each.
Out of 25 vacant reserved seats (21 women, 4 minorities), 5 have been allotted—PPP 1, PML-N and JUI-F 2 each. –Agencies
