{"id":21977,"date":"2025-10-09T15:11:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T10:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=21977"},"modified":"2025-10-09T15:11:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T10:11:23","slug":"pti-backed-lawmakers-in-kp-declared-independent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2025\/10\/09\/pti-backed-lawmakers-in-kp-declared-independent\/","title":{"rendered":"PTI-backed lawmakers in KP declared independent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has officially released the party positions of all four provincial assemblies as well as the National Assembly, following the Supreme Court\u2019s August 25 decision.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a major update, the ECP has declared PTI-backed candidates as independent members, aligning with the apex court\u2019s directions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the ECP documents, the new lists reflect the composition of the National and provincial assemblies, including detailed breakdowns for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Sindh, and Balochistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PTI-backed MPAs in KP declared independent<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The most significant change has been recorded in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), where 92 members previously affiliated with the PTI have now been shown as independent members in the official records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ECP document confirms:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Independent members in KP: 92<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PML-N members: 17<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>JUI-F members: 17<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PPP members: 11<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ANP members: 4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PTI Nazariati members: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunni Ittehad Council: 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The commission stated that this classification has been carried out in accordance with the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling, which directed that PTI-backed lawmakers should not be counted under any party banner unless officially notified.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has officially released the party positions of all four<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21978,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.4.1 - 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