Opposition alliance gains momentum as PTI, PML-Q agree on electoral reforms
4-member committee formed to examine existing laws and to develop a course of action on basis of 2013 elections.
Express News screengrab of the press conference of PTI and PML-Q members on Wednesday afternoon in Islamabad.
ISLAMABAD:
Speaking with the media Wednesday afternoon, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairperson Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that the Pakistan Muslim League – Quaid (PML-Q) shares PTI's views on the integrity of the 2013 general elections.
This announcement comes just a day after the PTI and PML-Q discussed the formation of a grand alliance against the PML-N government.
“Both parties agreed that the current election commission has been unsuccessful in fulfilling its constitutional responsibility of conducting free and fair elections,” Qureshi said today. “Both parties agree that [members of the Election Commission of Pakistan] should step down.”
He said that both parties agree that free and fair elections are absolutely necessary for democracy, adding that "the mandate of the public is our democratic, constitutional and moral responsibility."
The PTI vice chairperson announced that a committee was being formed to examine existing laws and to develop a course of action on the basis of the 2013 general elections, adding that the committee will also work on developing national consensus about electoral reform.
He informed that the PML-Q had nominated two of its members for the four-member committee, Kamil Ali Agha and Tariq Bashir Cheema, while PTI had nominated Arif Alvi and Shafqat Mehmood.
“Today’s meeting was very productive,” he said, reiterating that both parties are in complete agreement about the issues discussed.
Speaking with the media Wednesday afternoon, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairperson Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that the Pakistan Muslim League – Quaid (PML-Q) shares PTI's views on the integrity of the 2013 general elections.
This announcement comes just a day after the PTI and PML-Q discussed the formation of a grand alliance against the PML-N government.
“Both parties agreed that the current election commission has been unsuccessful in fulfilling its constitutional responsibility of conducting free and fair elections,” Qureshi said today. “Both parties agree that [members of the Election Commission of Pakistan] should step down.”
He said that both parties agree that free and fair elections are absolutely necessary for democracy, adding that "the mandate of the public is our democratic, constitutional and moral responsibility."
The PTI vice chairperson announced that a committee was being formed to examine existing laws and to develop a course of action on the basis of the 2013 general elections, adding that the committee will also work on developing national consensus about electoral reform.
He informed that the PML-Q had nominated two of its members for the four-member committee, Kamil Ali Agha and Tariq Bashir Cheema, while PTI had nominated Arif Alvi and Shafqat Mehmood.
“Today’s meeting was very productive,” he said, reiterating that both parties are in complete agreement about the issues discussed.