Parliamentary parties to meet today to discuss military courts’ extension

Parliamentary parties to meet today to discuss military courts’ extension

Islamabad (Staff Report): The parliamentary parties’ meeting will be held in the National Assembly today (Tuesday) in Islamabad to discuss the issue of military courts’ extension.

National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq will preside the meeting of the parliamentary parties in the National Assembly.

To have a joint stance, opposition has also called a meeting of the opposition parties. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has also decided to attend the session. PTI has also contacted the other political parties of the opposition in this regard. PTI leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi will meet Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leadership in Opposition Leader’s chamber. He said that a joint stance will be taken after consultation with all the other opposition parties. Pakistan Muslim League – Quaid’s (PML-Q) Tariq Bashir Cheema has also agreed with the idea. Jamaat Islami chief Sirajul Haq and Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Farooq Sattar have also been contacted.