F.P. Report
ISLAMABAD: Committee constituted upon the instructions of Prime Minister Imran Khan to look into the heated matter of “senate vote buying in 2018 elections” held in first meeting on Saturday.
In this meeting, the dignitaries decided the procedure to be followed in reaching fruitful outcomes. The committee was comprised of Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, Federal Minister for Human Rights, Shireen Mazari and Advisor to PM on Accountability and Interior Shehzad Akbar.
During the first meeting, the committee recognised the deflation of democracy by vote purchasing especially in senate elections which have been frequently subjected to this malpractice.
It was also decided by the committee to make Minister of Human Rights office as the secretariat of the committee and decided the procedure to be followed, they also decided to invite the journalist who released the video on the media and to request those who might have first hand information or knowledge of the incident to share it with the committee either in writing or in person.
Regarding beneficiaries, the committee decided to probe who were the beneficiaries of the purchased votes and who allegedly provided the money to purchase the votes of MPAs.
The committee would also recommend actions to be taken in future.
