27 Punjab lawmakers suspended after Supreme Court overturns lower court's decision on reserved seats.

27 lawmakers from Pakistan's Punjab province have been suspended after the Supreme Court suspended a lower court's decision that denied the Sunni Ittehad Council its share of reserved seats for women and minorities. The ruling coalition in Punjab led by the Pakistan Muslim League -Nawaz is now in a dilemma as it is set to lose nearly two dozen members ahead of the crucial budget session. The decision has put the ruling coalition's ambition to maintain a two-thirds majority in the National Assembly at risk.