Pakistan court nixes governing coalition's absolute majority

Supreme court ruling gives Imran Khan's opposition PTI blocking power

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Supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), gather during a protest demanding free and fair results of the elections in Karachi on Feb. 11. © Reuters

ADNAN AAMIR, Contributing writer

ISLAMABAD -- The Supreme Court of Pakistan ruled on Friday that former Prime Minister Imran Khan's opposition PTI party is eligible for reserved seats for women and minorities, and overturned a Peshawar High Court decision denying this.

In an 8-5 majority, the top court declared the decision to deprive Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) of reserved seats as unconstitutional, and ordered the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to allot the reserved seats to PTI.

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