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National Assembly’s reserved seats allotted
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan has issued a notification for successful candidates on reserved seats for women and minorities in the National Assembly.
According to the notification. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has got 35 reserved seats for women, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf six, the Pakistan People’s Party seven and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement 4.
Decision over the allotment of a seat reserved for women candidates in Punjab would be made thorough toss as the PPP and the Pakistan Muslim League-Q had equal points.
The Jamiat Ulema-I-Islam-Fazl secured three seats for women. These seats are allocated to the parties in proportion to the number of general seats they win.
The National Assembly has a total of 342 members, including 60 seats reserved for women and 10 for non-Muslims.
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