The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl will not sit with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government on the issue of electoral reforms, said party chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Friday.
Fazl, who also heads the opposition alliance, Pakistan Democratic Movement, made this clarification during a telephone call with senior PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on the issue of electoral reforms.
The JUI-F chief asked the PML-N leader to take JUI-F and other parties of the PDM alliance on board on its contacts with the government on matters relating to electoral reforms.
In a recent meeting of NA Speaker Asad Qaisar with parliamentarians from the government and opposition members, it was decided to constitute a joint parliamentary committee to discuss issues regarding electoral reforms.
According to a statement by the National Assembly Secretariat, the parliamentary committee will consist of members of both houses.
Motions will be moved separately in two houses of Parliament for this purpose. According to the statement, the committee will review the electoral reforms and make recommendations.
