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PPP delegation calls on Senate opposition leader, urges participation in proposed committee on electoral reforms

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On Friday, a delegation from the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) met with Senate Opposition Leader Allama Raja Nasir Abbas to urge his participation in a proposed parliamentary committee focused on electoral reforms. Senator Sherry Rehman reported that Abbas welcomed the invitation and promised to respond after consultation. The PPP initiated this proposal following their request for electoral reform discussions in the National Assembly, emphasizing the importance of all political parties' involvement in such committees to strengthen parliamentary work and address issues like alleged electoral rigging.
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A PPP delegation met with Senate Opposition Leader Allama Raja Nasir Abbas on Friday to urge participation in a proposed parliamentary committee on electoral reforms. Senator Sherry Rehman, part of the delegation, expressed hope for a positive response from the opposition after consultations. The proposal was initially shared by PPP chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari during the National Assembly meeting on Thursday. PTI lawmakers had previously quit parliamentary standing committees following directives from their party chief. Abbas indicated he would respond after further consultation with his team.

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He had said Parliament had decided to constitute a committee on electoral reforms in response to a PPP request and urged Opposition Leader in the NA Mehmood Khan Achakzai to nominate a representative to the committee since the opposition had described electoral rigging as a “fundamental issue”.
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🔮 “He told us that he will respond [to the proposal] after consultation.

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A PPP delegation called on Senate Opposition Leader Allama Raja Nasir Abbas on Friday and urged the opposition to join a proposed parliamentary committee on electoral reforms, Senator Sherry Rehman said after the meeting. asserted
Rehman → call → meeting
“He told us that he will respond [to the proposal] after consultation. asserted
he → tell → consultation
We are hopeful that their response will be positive,” Rehman said in a video statement. asserted
Rehman → say → statement
The proposal for the committee’s formation was shared by PPP chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari during the National Assembly (NA) on Thursday. asserted
proposal → share → Thursday
He had said Parliament had decided to constitute a committee on electoral reforms in response to a PPP request and urged Opposition Leader in the NA Mehmood Khan Achakzai to nominate a representative to the committee since the opposition had described electoral rigging as a “fundamental issue”. asserted
opposition → say → issue
PTI lawmakers had quit the parliamentary standing committees last year on the directives of their party chief. asserted
lawmakers → quit → chief
Another PPP delegation, comprising party’s secretary general Nayyar Bokhari, Senator Waqar Mehdi, Nadeem Afzal Chan and Rehman, visited Senate Opposition Leader Abbas today with yet another invitation to join the proposed body. asserted
delegation → comprise → body
“Every political party should ensure its participation in the committee. asserted
party → ensure → committee
We all know that the PTI has boycotted parliamentary committees. asserted
PTI → know → committees
So we asked them to join this committee, play an active role in it, express their reservations and suggest reforms,” Rehman said in the video statement. asserted
Rehman → ask → statement
These committees, she said, were the “heart of parliamentary work”. asserted
she → say → work
She further stated that the PTI should participate in other parliamentary committees as well and “strengthen Parliament’s role”. asserted
PTI → state → role
Rehman added that Abbas had welcomed the PPP delegation, expressed gratitude to Bilawal and said they would respond to the proposal after consultation. “We are hopeful that their response will be positive,” she said. asserted
she → add → consultation
A day earlier, another PPP delegation invited Opposition Leader Mehmood Khan Achakzai to participate in the parliamentary committee to promote consultation and discussion among parliamentary representatives on electoral reforms. asserted
delegation → invite → reforms
Later, in a press conference, Raja Pervez Ashraf said the PPP delegation had a meeting with Achakzai on Bilawal’s instructions to invite him to join the committee. asserted
delegation → say → committee
“The PPP wants the PTI to participate in parliamentary standing committees as well as the electoral reforms committee,” he added. asserted
he → want → committees
Achakzai had sought time to consult before responding to the invitation, he said. asserted
he → seek → invitation
Addressing a rally in Karachi earlier this month, Bilawal had also extended an olive branch to the opposition parties, saying their positive engagement with the federal government could result in the reversal of governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. uncertain
engagement → address → Pakhtunkhwa
The PPP chairman had invited the opposition to join the Parliamentary electoral reforms process and “engage with the federal government”. asserted
chairman → invite → government
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