ISLAMABAD – The National Assembly on Wednesday passed a motion foramendment in the composition of committee announced to probe the charges ofelection rigging.
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan moved themotion and said that National Assembly passed a motion earlier on September18, 2018 for constituting a committee of the House to investigate thecharges of election rigging.
He said that it has been agreed to bring change in composition of thecommittee and Senate is being given representation in it.
He said there would be 30 members of this Parliamentary Committee of whichten would be from Senate. Moreover, the minister said that 50% memberswould be from the treasury benches and 50% from the Opposition benches.
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The Chairman of the Committee would be from the treasury benches, he saidadding that the government has fulfilled its promise to investigate intoallegations regarding election rigging which the previous government didnot.
