Still confident to finalise national charter by July 31: Prof Riaz
Staff Correspondent
Vice Chair of the National Consensus Commission Prof Ali Riaz on Sunday expressed strong confidence that they would be able to prepare a national charter (reform charter) by the end of this month.
“We believe we’ll be able to prepare a National Charter by July 31. We still have that confidence and belief,” he told a press briefing in the afternoon after the 15th day of the second-round reform dialogue at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital.
Prof Riaz said a peaceful human chain was held in front of the Foreign Service Academy on Sunday morning by the families of those injured and killed in the historic July 2024 mass uprising.
“One of their demands is the announcement of the July Charter within this month. We express our sincere solidarity with this programme,” he said.
The Vice Chair said they also conveyed their deep respect and sympathy to the families affected during the July Mass uprising.
He said the National Consensus Commission has been working on the July Charter since February this year. Consensus has already been reached on several key issues during the first and second rounds of dialogue with political parties, Ali Riaz added.
“We expect that in the remaining days of dialogue, agreement will also be reached on a few more fundamental matters. This would enable us to prepare the National Charter within the month of July,” said Prof Riaz.
