Sherry Rehman leads PPP call on electoral reform committee
Acting on Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s directions, Senator Sherry Rehman asked Allama Raja Nasir Abbas and other opposition leaders in Islamabad to join the proposed parliamentary panel.
On 30 October in Islamabad, a PPP delegation led by Senator Sherry Rehman met Senate opposition leader Allama Raja Nasir Abbas.
The visit followed directions from PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to invite opposition parties onto a parliamentary electoral reforms panel.
Sherry Rehman said a resolution for a National Assembly and Senate committee had been passed on Bilawal’s proposal.
The panel is meant to draft reform recommendations for Parliament’s approval; Raja Nasir Abbas backed making the process more transparent.
PPP members present included Nayyar Bukhari, Nadeem Afzal Chan and Senator Waqar Mehdi; opposition figures included Mahmood Khan Achakzai, Noor-ul-Haq Qadri and Senator Ali Zafar.