The step aims to facilitate the swearing-in of members elected to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s reserved seats before polling day.
The letter stresses that both the Senate election and the oath-taking were constitutional requirements, urging pre-poll formalities to be completed in time.
Following judicial intervention, reserved seats in the K-P Assembly were redistributed among political parties, including PTI, PML-N, JUI-F, ANP and PPP, creating a bottleneck as elected candidates were unable to assume their offices due to the absence of a quorum.
The ECP’s direct appeal to the PHC is aimed at removing the procedural roadblock.
Meanwhile, the provincial law department has formally submitted a summary to the Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, requesting an assembly session.