{
  "id": 2039570,
  "title": "ECP restores PML-N lawmaker’s membership after SC order",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/ecp-restores-pml-n-lawmakers-membership-after-sc-order",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T23:19:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40435635/ecp-restores-pml-n-lawmakers-membership-after-sc-order"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has provisionally reinstated the legislative membership of PML-N lawmaker Nawaz Jangayz Marri, following a Supreme Court directive. The decision comes pending the final resolution of this matter before the apex court. On 12th August, the ECP announced that Marri was re-designated as the returned candidate from Balochistan Assembly's seat PB-9 Kohlu, based on a Supreme Court order from the same date. This came after the Supreme Court suspended the Balochistan Election Tribunal's decision to suspend Marri's legislative membership, pending the final decision in the case. The court's order also prompted the cancellation of a re-poll at four polling stations in PB-9.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: The electoral body has conditionally restored the legislative membership of a Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) lawmaker in pursuance of a Supreme Court order, pending the final outcome of this case in the apex court. In this context, a recent notification issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) stated that Nawaz Jangayz Marri was restored as returned candidate from…",
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  "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."
}