JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has proposed a new Charter of Democracy, and opposition leaders have given the idea the green light. The Opposition Alliance meeting in parliament has concluded, but a final decision on the charter will be made only after further consultations.
During the meeting, a telephone call was placed to Mahmood Khan Achakzai, Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) said it would take its parliamentarians into confidence about the charter.
Opposition leaders agree all parties must sit together
Opposition leaders agreed that all political parties must sit together to resolve the national crisis. Participants stressed that progress must be made on the new charter.
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The opposition also decided to convene an All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) in the second week of November. The alliance plans to formally announce the charter there.
PTI agrees to proposal and considers an all parties conference
After the meeting with the JUI-F chief, PTI members of the National Assembly held a separate meeting to consider the proposal. PTI leader Asad Qaiser said his party had agreed to it.
Qaiser also said the government had failed completely on economic, administrative and governance fronts. He added that the party was considering calling an All Parties Conference (APC) on November 9 or 10.
Barrister Ali Zafar said the terms of the new charter would be finalised through mutual consultation, with every stakeholder taken along. He said discussions on Fazlur Rehman’s proposal were currently underway.
