Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus announced today (Dec 16) that he will lead a "National Consensus Building Commission" to reach a consensus among all political parties on various reform initiatives.

In his televised address to the nation marking the Victory Day, he said that the government would form the commission soon with the chiefs of six reform commissions. 

He said: “The interim government has formed six reform commissions in the first phase and I hope they will submit their final reports soon. We are moving towards establishing a ‘National Consensus Building Commission’ with the chairmen of these six commissions.” 

Prof Yunus said the task of the new commission will be to identify all the issues on which consensus can be established by exchanging views with all stakeholders, including political parties, and to provide recommendations for the implementation of these issues.

“Since establishing a national consensus is a very important responsibility of the interim government, I (chief adviser) will serve as the chairman of this commission. Professor Ali Riaz will serve as the vice-chairman of this commission,” he said.

Mentioning that the commission can co-opt new members if it deems necessary, the chief adviser hoped that the National Consensus Building Commission will be able to start working in the next month after receiving the final reports of these first six commissions.

The first task of this new commission, he said, will be to quickly create consensus on all the issues that are necessary for holding elections and to finalise the advice on when elections can be held after holding discussions with all concerned.

Prof Yunus said apart from organising elections and reforms, the people have entrusted the interim government with many responsibilities including recovering the economy and improving the living standards of the people.

BDST: 1200 HRS, DEC 16, 2024
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