Mahmood Khan Achakzai, the PTI’s nominee for president, has called for the formation of a parliamentary committee to solve the party’s grievances pertaining to the elections and seats.

He said the committee should be headed by senior MNAs such as JUI-F’s Fazlur Rehman, PPP’s Raza Rabbani and PML-N’s Mushahid Hussain. Achakzai also suggested that the committee discuss the imprisonment and release of PTI founder Imran Khan, who he said was an “elected member of the house”.

“I request everybody, those who are concerned, please have mercy on the country,” he said.

“We are the people who must govern this country; I sent a letter to Ayaz Sadiq […] you still have time, this assembly cannot work forward,” Achakzai said, adding that the committee can find a way through the Constitution.