292 independent candidates join Sunni Ittehad Council

ISLAMABAD: A total of 292 independent candidates that secured seats in the National Assembly and provincial assemblies in the recent general election held on February 9 joined the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) on Wednesday.

86 independent members elected to the National Assembly decided to join the Sunni Ittehad Council.

Meanwhile, 107 independent candidates that won seats in the Provincial Assembly of Punjab joined the party.

While 90 independent candidates from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assembly aligned themselves with SIC, nine independent members from the Sindh provincial assembly joined the ranks of the Sunni Ittehad Council.

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The Sunni Ittehad Council promptly submitted the list of new members, along with their affidavits, to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

Wednesday was the last day for independent candidates to join any political party.

Earlier on Monday, the SIC asked ECP to assign seats reserved for women and minorities to the party. The request came after the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) backed independent candidates decided to the religious party.

According to an announcement by PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar, the party-backed independents filed applications with the election body regarding their joining the SIC.