PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has reserved its verdict on the appeals seeking timely oath-taking of members on the reserved seats, local media reported on Wednesday.
The development takes place as a PHC bench comprising Justice Shakeel Ahmad and Justice Attique Shah heard various pleas regarding the swearing-in of members.
Earlier, on Monday, opposition political parties including the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) had moved the Peshawar High Court seeking timely oath-taking of MPAs linking it to their ability to take part in the upcoming Senate polls.
The issue has become significant for both the ruling and opposition political parties as it will play a key role in the Senate elections slated for April 2 for filling eleven seats from the province.
With the current strength of the provincial assembly, the ruling political party can win most of the Senate seats in all categories from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
On the other side, the opposition political parties want the 24 MPAs elected on reserved seats to be administered oath before the Senate elections to get the desired number of seats in the senate.
