The National Assembly on Saturday passed a motion authorising the newly-elected speaker of the National Assembly, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, to constitute a parliamentary committee for electoral reforms in order to ensure free, fair and transparent elections. The motion, moved by PML-N’s Murtaza Javed Abbasi, said the committee will present its report within three months from the day of its notification. The motion highlighted that electoral laws were in need of improvement so as to hold free, fair and transparent elections in the country. It is important to mention here that the issue of electoral reforms has been a rallying cry of the coalition government led by the PML-N. The resolution moved by PML-N's Shaza Fatima, voiced concerns over the security of the members of the Punjab Assembly and blatant violation of the constitution.

Source: The Express Tribune April 17, 2022 14:07 UTC