ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday rejected a proposal by the Senate Chairman to form a 10-member special parliamentary committee to hold dialogue on elections.
Earlier in the day, Chairman Senate, Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani wrote seperate letters to both the Leader of the House in the Senate, Senator Ishaq Dar and Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, Senator Dr. Shahzad Waseem to nominate members from both the treasury and opposition benches to constitute the Special Committee for holding Political Dialogue to address the ongoing political and economic crisis, including the holding of general elections.
Speaking to media persons outside the Supreme Court on Thursday, PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi, said that the party has rejected Sanjrani’s committee as “this matter is not about Senate, it is about political consensus”.
Qureshi said the PTI has already formed its three-member committee after consultations with party chief Imran Khan. The panel comprises Qureshi, Fawad Chaudhry and Barrister Ali Zafar.
The ruling alliance had proposed the formation of a 10-member parliamentary committee with equal representation from both sides for talks on holding elections across the country on the same date.
The thaw in the rigid political scenario took place following the government’s suggestion of a parliamentary committee to hold parleys with the Opposition in line with the Supreme Court’s instruction to develop a consensus on the election date.
