PPP to lead assembly panel; opposition offered five seats
A twenty-seat assembly panel chaired by the PPP is to take five opposition nominees, while rivals also weigh a fresh Charter of Democracy and a mid-November gathering.
Shehbaz Sharif has told the government to put opposition lawmakers on a parliamentary electoral reforms committee, sources say.
The panel will have 20 seats, be led by the PPP, and reserve five places for the opposition.
The National Assembly speaker is expected to ask opposition parties for five nominees.
Maulana Fazlur Rehman has floated a new Charter of Democracy; allies want more talks before deciding.
Opposition parties plan an All Parties Hurriyat Conference in the second week of November to announce the charter idea.