BalochistanMinister says electoral reforms panel to have 2 members each from PML-N, PPP and PTI
The ruling PML-N, its coalition partner PPP and the opposition PTI will each get two seats on the proposed Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reforms (PCER), Parliamentary Affairs Minister Tariq Fazal Chaudhry said on Thursday. In a post on X, Chaudhry said the allocation of seats in the Senate for the committee would give two seats each to the PML-N, PPP and PTI. 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, he added. “The final decision on the names of the committee members will be made by the leader of the house (the prime minister) and the deputy prime minister after consultations with the opposition, coalition partners and relevant parliamentary leadership,” Chaudhry said. Earlier this week, the government, taking ownership of an initiative to bring all parliamentary parties, including the opposition, to the negotiating table on electoral reforms, formally approached its allies to join the proposed PCER. It had contacted its key allies, the PPP and the MQM-P, seeking nominations for their representatives on the proposed commi
