Opp to be consulted on new WR Bill: Shujaat
By Asim Hussain

ISLAMABAD—Ruling PML-Q president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has said government will soon get another bill passed from national assembly on protection of women rights adding opposition will also be made part of consultation process on this count.
He said this while talking to the journalists here Friday in Muslim League House after meeting of women parliamentarians from PML-Q and its allied parties. PML-Q general secretary Mushahid Hussain Sayyed and women parliamentarians from ruling coalition attended the meeting.
The participants made extensive consultation to work out strategy for elimination of medieval customs like Vanni, marriage with Quran and others. A 10-member committee representing women parliamentarians from federal capital and all the four provinces has been set up under Aneesa Zeb to create awareness among the people for eradication of these outmoded customs. Chaudhry Shujaat said PML led government is striving to give maximum rights to women. Another bill will soon be got passed from the national assembly in this regard. Consultation was made in the meeting in this connection. “It will be our endeavour to ensure participation of opposition in consultation process, he underscored. Opposition should shun the path of opposition for the sake of opposition and join hands with the government on this issue, he stressed.
As soon as the NA session starts, opposition parties will be contacted so that the bill is passed with consensus, he informed. Agencies Add: President PML, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Friday called on minister for interior, Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao at his resident and discussed with him the political situation in the country, next elections, second women bill and matters pertaining to maintaining current alliance of the government with its allies.
Later talking to reporters, Chaudhry Shujaat, said that the government would not strike a deal with the Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP-P). He said that the PML would contest the next elections against PPP and the workers were ready for the challenge. “We will contest the elections in collaboration with Aftab Sherpao and other allies and hope that the election outcome will be in our favour,” he added.
He said that the elections would be held on due time and no one should have suspicion about it. Meanwhile Aftab Sherpao said that the second women bill also came under discussion. “We will support the bill as it will provide relief to the women,” he added. Sherpao said that the present alliance was established four years ago and it should stay in future. He said that the country had made unprecedented development due to the reforms of President Musharraf and democracy had strengthened in the country.
Responding to a question, Sherpao denied any deal or talks with any party. He said that the present alliance would contest next elections on the basis of the development works completed by the alliance across the country.