According to The News, the Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reforms in Islamabad is expediting its efforts to amend election laws by reviewing 73 rectification proposals. The committee aims to finalize recommendations by next week and seek approval for the Election Act amendments from both houses of parliament before the National Assembly’s tenure ends in August, as stated by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
The committee, headed by Minister for Economic Affairs Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, held an in-camera meeting attended by committee members such as Law Minister Azam Tarar, Dr. Fehmida Mirza, Commerce Minister Naveed Qamar, Senator Taj Haider, MNA Afzal Dhandla, Senator Manzoor Ahmed, Senator Kamran Murtaza, and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) secretary.
After the meeting, Sadiq, when addressing the media, assured that there were no plans to ban any political party, as the committee’s focus is solely on electoral reforms. He mentioned that the committee would review contentious issues on Thursday and draft agreed-upon proposals. Matters requiring further discussion would be examined on Monday.
Sadiq emphasized that the committee thoroughly discussed proposals for electoral reforms, giving priority to effective suggestions that would contribute to transparent elections. He also highlighted the committee’s objective of rectifying controversial decisions related to elections made during former Chief Justice Saqib Nisar’s tenure.