ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) vice chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that his party is being kept out of the electoral reforms bill.
Speaking to media after appearing before an Anti-Terrorism Court here on Wednesday, Qureshi expressed his reservations on the bill, which has been discussed in the National Assembly.
"Even the government allies have reservations on the Electoral Reforms Bill," Qureshi said. "People's Party (PPP) leader Raza Rabbani has already voiced his party's concern on the bill."
Qureshi called it "unlawful" if a caretaker setup is allowed to perform functions of an elected government.
"There were reservations about the caretaker prime minister's names from within the ruling PML-N," he added.
The PTI leader said Maulana Fazlur Rehman held meetings with political parties in Karachi to muster support against the PPP.
He castigated Khawaja Asif for his un-parliamentary remarks against PTI women lawmakers.
Earlier, the Anti-Terrorism Court extended Qureshi's interim bail till August 15 in the case registered by Khana police station.
The hearing was adjourned without any proceeding as judge Abul Hasanat was on leave.
Meanwhile, The Sessions Court in Islamabad on Wednesday declared Shahbaz Gill, a prominent member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, as an absconder due to his ongoing failure to appear in a sedition case.
Additional District and Sessions Judge Tahir Abbas Supara heard the case and rejected Gill’s plea for an online court appearance.
The court declared PTI leader an absconder and adjourned the hearing of case until July 31.
In previous hearing, the court directed National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) chairman to block the Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC).
The court also directed authorities concerned to fix notice of absconder at his Faisalabad residence. The details of properties under Gill’s name in Faisalabad and Islamabad was also sought by the court.
In March, the Lahore High Court (LHC) allowed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Gill on March 29 to travel to the United States (US) for four weeks.
It is pertinent to mention here that a case was registered against Gill at the Kohsar police station, Islamabad. He was accused of creating a divide in the state institution.
