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.
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A general view of the National Assembly session on Wednesday. DawnNewsTV
The National Assembly witnessed a noisy session on Wednesday as the government presented the 26th constitutional amendment bill in the lower house that seeks open balloting in the Senate elections.
Minister for Law and Justice Farogh Naseem presented the bill amid loud sloganeering and protest by the opposition benches. We are amending the Constitution, not stealing the election, the minister said while responding to the opposition s criticism.
Speaker Asad Qaiser invited Naseem to speak about the salient features of the bill, but he could hardly do so due to the ruckus before the speaker announced a recess.