Islamabad: April 27,2023: Senate chairman, Sadiq Sanjrani on Thursday wrote seperate letters to both the Leader of the House in the Senate, Senator Ishaq Dar and Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, Senator Dr. Shahzad Waseem to nominate members from both the treasury and opposition benches to constitute the special committee for holding political dialogue.
The Senate chairman stated that Senate of Pakistan, House of Federation, being a stabilizing factor of the federation is constitutionally bestowed with the responsibility of protecting the national and political harmony vis-a-vis the national and public interest. By assuming this responsibility and taking note that the Parliament is the right and the only forum for resolution of political issues, given the prevailing political and economic situation, a Committee comprising of Members of Senate belonging to both sides of the aisle has been proposed to address the ongoing political and economic crisis, including the holding of general elections. The ten Members Special Committee will be under the joint convenership of the Leader of the House in the Senate and Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, and will comprise of four Members each from the Treasury and Opposition Benches.
The Senate Secretariat will remain available to assist/facilitate the Committee in performance of its functions for preserving the political system and for the betterment of the State and its citizenry. Both the Leader of the House and the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate have been requested to provide names of four Members belonging to Treasury and Opposition Benches for inclusion in the Special Committee within two days.