Tomorrow's joint parliament session postponed, Fawad Ch says

The government had convened session in order to pass the National Accountability Bureau Ordinance (Amendment) Bill and electoral reforms bill among other legislation items.

In a statement on Twitter, the minister said National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser would hold talks with the Opposition over electoral reforms.

"Electoral reforms are the country's future and we, with the best of intentions, are trying to develop a consensus on this. In this regard, [the speaker] has been tasked to hold talks with the Opposition so that a unanimously agreed upon electoral reform bill can be presented," he said.

The information minister said the session has been postponed in the hope that the Opposition would consider the government's proposal seriously and work towards making a unanimously agreed-upon plan of action.

انتخابی اصلاحات ملک کے مستقبل کا معاملہ ہے، ہم نیک نیتی سے کوشش کر رہے ہیں کہ ان معاملات پر اتفاق رائے پیدا ہو اس سلسلے میں اسپیکر اسد قیصر کو اپوزیشن سے ایک بار پھر رابطہ کرنے کا کہا گیا ہے،تا کہ ایک متفقہ انتخابی اصلاحات کا بل لایا جا سکے

— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) November 10, 2021

"In case this does not happen, we will still not step back from electoral reforms," he added.

The minister made no mention of when the parliamentary session would instead be called.

Right before the announcement, Prime Minister Imran Khan addressed lawmakers of the government and its allies, stressing the need for introducing electoral reforms.

The prime minister told the lawmakers that the voting in the joint parliamentary session should be considered jihad, as it was not for his personal benefit, it was for the country.