Former attorney general Ashtar Ausaf Ali has backed the ECP’s decision to reject the allocation of reserved seats to the Sunni Ittehad Council.

Speaking to Geo News, he said it was important to understand the matter and what it means according to the law and Constitution.

“ECP is a constitutional institution that does not only have the power and jurisdiction but also the responsibility to conduct free and fair elections,” Ali said. “Political parties submit tentative lists of candidates. After the result, parties are allotted reserved seats.”

He added that in the current scenario, candidates didn’t contest from PTI but as independents. “They went to a political party before SIC but received criticism over it after which they joined this one,” he added.