NewsPervaiz Rashid seeks Imran’s help to stop ‘horse trading’
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information Senator Pervaiz Rashid on Monday invited Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan to help the government make laws against ‘horse-trading’ in the wake of upcoming Senate elections. Speaking to media representatives, he said it was vital to make necessary amendments in the Constitution before March 5, the scheduled date for Senate polls. Rashid said the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) would contact PTI and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) among all parliamentary parties for the formulation of relevant laws regarding horse trading. He said Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has constituted two committees regarding horse trading as one is set to present legal recommendation today while the other, comprising of ministers, would contact political parties in this regard. The information minister said that the government has serious concerns over reports of horse trading from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He said serious efforts were required to eradicate the tradition of horse trading in the country. Commenting on progress in electoral reforms, Pervaiz Rashid said the prime minister had formed a committee with representation from all political parties. However, boycott of the Parliament and the politics of container stopped the committee form taking steps in the right direction, he added.
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