Govt seeks PPP, MQM nominees for electoral reforms panel

ISLAMABAD: Taking ownership of an initiative to bring all parliamentary parties, including the opposition, to the negotiating table on electoral reforms, the government on Monday formally appr­oached its allies to join the proposed Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reforms (PCER). The government contacted its key allies, the PPP and the MQM, seeking nominations for their representatives on the proposed committee. The PPP has submitted the names of its legislators for the PCER. However, the names have not yet been made public. Federal Minister for Par­liamentary Affairs Tar­iq Fazal…