Sources said the government and opposition members will meet on Jan 16 (Wednesday) to hold discussions on whether to let leader of the opposition in the provincial legislature Hamza Shahbaz head the PAC. The nomination of opposition members for the house's standing committees will also come under discussion.
Separately, the provincial government intends to bring an amendment to the assembly's rules to empower Speaker Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi to issue production orders for any detained member. Provincial Minister for Law Muhammad Raja Basharat said following the approval of the above amendment, the speaker will be able to issue production orders for a member in custody to enable him to attend the assembly's sessions.
The government and the opposition through backdoor contacts had earlier agreed to sort out the PAC issues through mutual coordination. The opposition has also sought a formula for division of the standing committees. The opposition has asked to clarify which departments would come under its chairmanship.