Former president and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari has constituted a 12-member special committee to consult leaders of other political parties to defuse the current tense political situation in the country.
“The committee has been tasked to immediately consult other political parties to chalk out a plan of action to defuse the escalating political tension and to ensure that the democratic system is not derailed at any cost,” stated a press statement by PPP.
A notification issued by political secretary Rukhsana Bangash on Tuesday stated that the special committee comprises of Senator Rehman Malik, MNA Faryal Talpur, Senator Maula Bakhsh Chandio and MPA Nisar Khuro MPA from Sindh; former MNAs Imtiaz Safdar Waracih, Javed Waraich and Afzal Nadeem Chan from Punjab; former MNA Khanzada Khan and former National Assembly deputy speaker Faisal Karim Kundi from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Senators Sabir Baloch and Fateh Muhammad Hasni from Balochistan.
Senator Rehman Malik has been designated as convener of the special committee, the notification states.
