Qureshi calls it ‘unlawful’ if a caretaker setup is allowed to perform functions of an elected govt

ISLAMABAD, July 26 (SABAH): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Vice Chairman and former foreign minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi says the PTI is being kept away from the electoral reforms bill.

Speaking to media after appearing before an Anti-Terrorism Court on Wednesday, he expressed his reservations on the bill which has been discussed in the National Assembly.

He said that even the government allies had reservations on the Electoral Reforms Bill. Pakistan 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 Muhammad Asif for his unparliamentary remarks against the PTI women lawmakers.

Earlier, the Anti-Terrorism Court extended Qureshi’s interim bail till August 15 in the case registered by the Khana police station. The hearing was adjourned without any proceeding as judge Abul Hasanat was on leave.