Prime Minister Imran Khan has requested the NA speaker to form an inter-party panel to end corrupt practices in elections. APP/File
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday requested National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser to immediately constitute an inter-party parliamentary committee in order to discuss electoral reforms and end the perennial issue of corrupt practices in polls.
In a letter to the speaker, the premier said this month s Senate elections had once again highlighted the scourge of vote purchasing in the prevailing non-transparent manner of conducting elections .
On Monday, the government had shown its intention to form a bipartisan parliamentary committee under Speaker Qaiser to bring constitutional and electoral reforms in the country. The consensus on the formation of the body was reached between the speaker and Adviser to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan during a meeting.
Prime Minister Imran Khan has requested the NA speaker to form an inter-party panel to end corrupt practices in elections. APP/File
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday requested National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser to immediately constitute an inter-party parliamentary committee in order to discuss electoral reforms and end the perennial issue of corrupt practices in polls.
In a letter to the speaker, the premier said this month s Senate elections had once again highlighted the scourge of vote purchasing in the prevailing non-transparent manner of conducting elections .
On Monday, the government had shown its intention to form a bipartisan parliamentary committee under Speaker Qaiser to bring constitutional and electoral reforms in the country. The consensus on the formation of the body was reached between the speaker and Adviser to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan during a meeting.