The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and the opposition have increased the bet, reaching a wide understanding before the July 21 elections to make the most of the political situation, fountains said Thursday.
The two parties at a afternoon meeting at night between Wednesday and Thursday decided to solve the matter through a non -opposite vote, the sources said.
According to the sources, the negotiations led to a close agreement on a formula of 6-5, under which Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf (PTI) would obtain six seats and opposition five.
However, some internal problems within the PTI and the provincial government remain unsolved.
According to reports, Prime Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has had the task of persuading other PTI candidates to withdraw from the Senate race to end the agreement.
Both parties want to avoid a disputed election, hoping to minimize political risks.
If an agreement is not reached and a vote is made, the result could be uncertain, which causes a strong impulse to ensure that all candidates are elected without opposition, the sources said.
The opposition has already agreed a joint strategy and is pressing so that its candidates are elected without opposition.
On the other hand, the PTI is harassed by the internal struggles, with several leaders who protested that they were denied the ticket they deserved.
A final round of conversations between the two parties is expected today. [Thursday]where participants will be asked to sign the decisions taken at the night meeting.
After the meeting, the leaders of the PTI rulo and the opposition parties will hold a press conference.
The sources say that there is almost a consensus on the celebration of elections without opposition, with only a few details to end.
The oath of the returned MPA must, says ECP
Meanwhile, the Pakistan Electoral Commission (ECP) earlier this week informed the governor and the main minister of the province that the MPA notified in the reserved seats cannot participate in the session of the Assembly or vote in the Senate surveys, unless they have administered the oath.
The secretary of the ECP, Omar Hamid Khan, asked the governor and CM to convene a assembly session immediately to take oath of the returned candidates to guarantee the completion of the electoral college.
He said that the electoral body is under a constitutional obligation to carry out the Senate elections in KP, for which a date for July 21 has been established.
But he pointed out that the question of administering the oath to the returned candidates was still pending and delayed.
Citing the verdict of the Constitutional Bank of SC, he declared that on July 2, 2025, a notification of successful candidates was issued in seats reserved for women and non -Muslims, but these members have not yet sworn, so they cannot participate in the session or vote of the Assembly.
The ECP secretary said that the speaker of the KP Assembly on July 4 was requested to be requested to an atmosphere to the members chosen in reserved seats.
The speaker reported that the assembly session is not currently in progress; You can’t call a session.
The ECP secretary argued that, according to article 109 of the Constitution, the governor has the power to convene a session of the Provincial Assembly to his discretion.
