{
  "id": 18135658,
  "title": "ECP objects to retired SC judge's remarks about 2023 ruling on polls in Punjab and KP, reserved seats case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/ecp-objects-to-retired-sc-judges-remarks-about-2023-ruling-on-polls",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T15:00:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2042087/ecp-objects-to-retired-sc-judges-remarks-about-2023-ruling-on-polls-in-punjab-and-kp-reserved-seats-case"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) objected to remarks made by retired Supreme Court judge Mansoor Ali Shah at an event on October 29. Shah, who dissented in a 2023 SC ruling on polls in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), claimed that the majority decision was a 4-3 verdict, contradicting the actual 3-2 ruling. The ECP criticized Shah for selectively quoting the judicial record and ignoring \"basic constitutional and legal facts related to the election matters and judicial decisions.\" Regarding Shah's defense of the 2024 reserved seats case for PTI, the ECP stated that the party had not fulfilled the requirement of holding intra-party elections by June 30, 2021, and as a result, its election symbol was withdrawn. The commission also noted that only parties contesting elections are eligible for reserved seats, and since PTI did not submit a preferred list of candidates, the ECP gave those seats to eligible parties.",
  "summary": "The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday objected to remarks made by former senior puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Mansoor Ali Shah, regarding polls in KP and Punjab and the reserved seats case pertaining to the PTI. Shah made the remarks at an event organised by the US-based Community Alliance for Peace and Justice on October 29, where he was asked about his…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Salik’s claims of corruption in Punjab stir rift within ruling coalition",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/saliks-claims-of-corruption-in-punjab-stir-rift-within-ruling",
        "published": "2026-11-04T06:15:46.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}