ECP Disqualifies PTI’s Murad Saeed From Senate Seat, Issues De-notification
ISLAMABAD — The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has formally disqualified Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Murad Saeed from his Senate seat and issued an official de-notification, declaring the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa seat vacant.According to the ECP, Murad Saeed was disqualified under Article 63(1)(h) of the Constitution on the basis of a conviction handed down by an Anti-Terrorism…
ISLAMABAD — The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has formally disqualified Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Murad Saeed from his Senate seat and issued an official de-notification, declaring the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa seat vacant.
According to the ECP, Murad Saeed was disqualified under Article 63(1)(h) of the Constitution on the basis of a conviction handed down by an Anti-Terrorism Court, which sentenced him to 10 years in prison.
Murad Saeed had been elected to the Senate from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in July 2025, but was unable to take his oath due to his fugitive status. In mid-February 2026, he had submitted his resignation to the Chairman Senate via letter.
The disqualification further deepens the legal troubles facing PTI’s leadership and leaves the party without one of its prominent voices in the upper house of parliament.
