The writer is president of the Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development And Transparency.
THERE has been frequent and sometimes harsh criticism of the PTI-led federal government for its performance and quality of governance since the beginning of its tenure. There will, in all likelihood, be many more critical commentaries as the federal government completes three years next month but there has been relatively much less analysis on how the opposition has performed during this period.
Obviously, the performance of parties out of power cannot be as important or interesting to people as are the failings and achievements of the ruling party, because it is the decisions and policies adopted by the latter which affect daily life. But in a functioning parliamentary democracy, the opposition is considered the government-in-waiting and its performance, especially the ability to undertake effective oversight of the executive, also has a deep impact on the quality of democracy and gover
NA speaker invites political parties for dialogue
National
May 8, 2021
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaisar has invited political parties for a comprehensive dialogue on a four-point agenda to bring consensus on charter of economy, energy, water security and food security.
“I am ready to provide a platform to all political parties to create a consensus on the national agenda on revival of economy, energy, water and food security,” he said in a panel interview of The News and daily Jang on Friday. He talked in detail about the current political situation and said he believes that there should be no politics on the national agenda. “All should come on the same page on national issues in the interest of the country,” he said.
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