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Electoral reforms committee takes shape

Minister also notes that DPM Ishaq Dar would make the final decision on the committee members

Electoral reforms committee takes shape

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Tariq Fazal Chaudhry announced on Thursday that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will each receive two seats in the Senate's Electoral Reforms Committee. The Awami National Party (ANP), Balochistan Awami Party (BAP), National Party, and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) will each be allocated one seat.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will make the final decision on committee members following consultations with various parties. PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari had previously urged Leader of the Opposition Mahmood Khan Achakzai to use the authority given by PTI Imran Khan to ensure opposition lawmakers resume participation in key committees, including electoral reforms.

A PPP delegation met with Achakzai in the National Assembly to invite him to join the parliamentary committee on electoral reforms.

Written by urgent.news from The Express Tribune - Pakistan's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.

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