All bills will be passed: Shibli Faraz on legislation on electoral reforms, other issues

PESHAWAR: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Shibli Faraz said on Sunday that all the bills [related to electoral reforms and other issues] will be passed in the Parliament.

“After a briefing on the matter, all the allied parties have been convinced [to support the ordinance and bills],” said Faraz, while informing media about consultations between the ruling party and its allies.

The PTI allies, PML-Q and MQM-P, had expressed their concerns over the new legislation proposed by the government and complained of being “kept in the dark” over important decisions.

The differences among the coalition partners emerged when the government postponed the joint sitting of the Parliament due to a lack of consensus over the bills to be placed for passage.

Today, Faraz reiterated that bringing transparency in the electoral process is impossible without the use of modern technology as he asserted his support for the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).

The minister said that the Opposition parties’ alliance — the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) — is politicising inflation.

“PDM wants to oust the [incumbent] government by capitalising on inflation but it will fail,” said Faraz, adding that inflation is rising on a global level and Pakistan is just another country that is affected by it.

He said that PDM wants to benefit from every crisis but it neither has the solution for the problems of people nor does it have an alternate option to control inflation.

Faraz further stated that the “economic situation of Afghanistan is worrisome”, adding that international forces must play their part in the Afghan crisis.

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