If our political culture is to change, the functioning of our political parties must change dramatically.

The National Consensus Commission has proposed a new method for appointing chief advisers to caretaker governments and asked political parties to submit their opinions by today.

The July Charter may not do everything, but it must do enough to catalyse the much-needed reforms.

He made the remarks in his opening statement during the 14th day of the second phase of dialogues with political parties

Political parties yesterday reached a consensus on reinstating the caretaker government system but remained divided over its jurisdiction and the method of appointing the chief adviser.

Consensus commission’s talks with political parties have yielded consensus on some key issues

The interim government seems either unwilling or unable to unite the parties around vital reforms.

The BNP has rejected the Constitution Reform Commission’s proposal that would bar any individual from serving more than two terms as prime minister, calling it “undemocratic and unjustified”.

Political parties must know that trust in parliamentary democracy is earned, not given

The BNP submitted its feedback yesterday. So far, 15 other parties have submitted theirs.

The BNP will submit its opinions on key recommendations from five reform commissions to the National Consensus Commission tomorrow

The discussion was presided over by NCC Vice President Prof Ali Riaz, who also leads the Constitution Reform Commission

Four more political parties have submitted their feedback in response to the National Consensus Commission regarding key reform proposals recommended by various reform commissions.

The National Consensus Commission is preparing to hold discussions with political parties to quickly reach an agreement on formulating a “National Charter”.

To seek political parties’ opinions, it has picked the “most crucial” proposals from a wide range of recommendations made by reform commissions