Islamabad:As the Supreme Court resumes hearing of the Panamagate case, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has stepped up efforts to have its own graft probe bill passed by the Senate.
The ruling party’s central leadership has instructed its senators - particularly PML-N Chairman and Leader of the House in the Senate Raja Zafarul Haq to reach out to favourable parties to garner their support on the Commission of Inquiry Bill, it was learnt yesterday.
With PML-N lacking numbers in the upper house, the role of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) becomes crucial.
According to sources, while ruling party has not formally contacted the MQM leadership, some PML-N lawmakers privy to developments in Karachi have ‘personally’ asked senior MQM leaders to support the bill.
The MQM leaders are said to have linked their support to concessions in Karachi in the backdrop of a blanket operation against terrorists and criminal networks.
Sources said the PML-N leadership is not ready to give any concessions in Karachi, suggesting the government may not bring MQM to accept its terms and support the bill.
