Committees to meet political leaders today to stop horse trading before Senate polls
Members of the two committee held a meeting with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today (Wednesday).
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The two committees formed for contacting different political parties for ensuring transparency in Senate elections and discouraging horse trading met Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif at the PM House in Islamabad this morning and presented their reports.
The meeting was attended by Federal Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar; Minister for Information Pervaiz Rashid, Minister for Planning Development Ahsan Iqbal, Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique, Governor Khyber Pakhtunhwa Sardar Mehtab Ahmad Khan, Minister of State for IT Anusha Rahman, Minister of State for Petroleum Jam Kamal Khan, Special Assistants to PM Khawaja Zaheer Ahmad and Barrister Zafarullah Khan.
On the occasion, the Prime Minister asked the Committees to enhance their contact with political parties so that procedures necessary for stopping horse trading can be agreed upon before the upcoming Senate elections, including a constitutional amendment, if required.
The Prime Minister himself will also contact heads of political parties in this regard.
One committee will meet Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leaders Khurshid Shah and Raja Pervaiz Ashraf while another committee will meet Mulana Fazlur Rehman and leaders of other political parties by evening today.
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar will also contact Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leadership.
