Ahmed Bilal Mehboob, head of Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency met Vice President Peoples Party Senator Sherry Rehman. Syed Naveed Qamar also participated in the meeting.
Senator Rehman briefed the PLDAT chief on the policy of the PPP regarding the establishment of the Federal Constitutional Court. Sherry Rehman said that the purpose of the meeting is to take all stakeholders into confidence regarding the establishment of the Federal Constitutional Court. She said that on the direction of Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, we are taking on board all political parties, lawyers’ organizations, civil society and related private institutions. Sherry Rehman said that we want a wider consensus to be established regarding the establishment of the Federal Constitutional Court. She said that the PPP considers every stakeholder’s opinion important and we are trying to ensure transparency and consultation.
Today, Senator Sherry Rehman and Secretary General PPPP Syed Nayyer Hussain Bukhari also met the members of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. Secretary General HRCP Haris Khaliq, Senior member HRCP Nasreen Azhar and Khushal Khattak were also present in this meeting. The PPP informed the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan about its policy regarding the establishment of the Federal Constitutional Court. She said that we are consulting with all stakeholders regarding the establishment of the Federal Constitutional Court. The purpose of this consultation is to get all the stakeholders on board, including the HRCP on behalf of Chairman Bilawal Bhuttoi Zardari. She said that we want the establishment of the Federal Constitutional Court to be unanimous and based on consensus like the 18th Amendment.