CA Yunus to head commission for political consensus
A National Consensus Building Commission will be formed with the chairmen of the six reform commissions of the interim government and Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus will head the concensus commission.
During an address to the nation today (16 December), regarding the new commission's activities, the chief adviser said, "Its task will be to exchange views with all stakeholders, including political parties, to identify issues on which consensus can be established and to make recommendations for implementation."
"Since establishing a national consensus is a very important responsibility of the interim government, I will serve as the chairman of this commission and Professor Ali Riaz will serve as the vice-chairman of this commission. The commission can co-opt new members if it deems it necessary," he added.
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He also hoped the National Consensus Building Commission would be able to start working next month after receiving the final reports of the first six commissions.
He also said he has repeatedly appealed to all to hold the polls after completing all the major reforms.
"However, if, and I repeat, "if", due to political consensus, we have to hold the election on the basis of a flawless preparation of the voter list with minor reforms, then it may be possible to hold the elections by the end of 2025," he said.
"And if we add to this the expected level of reforms in the electoral process and in light of the recommendations of the Election Reforms Commission and based on the national consensus, then it may take at least another six months," said the chief adviser.
Stressing the need for completing reforms before holding the elections, he said each reform commission is important to implement the people's expectations for reforms.
Especially focusing on the Electoral Reform Commission and Constitution Reform Commission, he said, adding that the government's tenure and the date for the next elections mainly depend on the recommendations of these two commissions.
"The big news in this context is that the Election Commission [EC] has been formed with the appointment of the chief election commissioner. The commission has assumed responsibility. From now on, the responsibility has been entrusted to them [commission] to initiate the process of forming the future government. They have started their preparations. They have a lot of work to do," the chief adviser said.
