ISLAMABAD : Minister for Finance Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar Thursday said draft bill on electoral reforms would be approved from the parliament before the coming fiscal budget 2017-18.

Talking to a private TV channel, the minister said electoral reforms bill would be presented in the National Assembly and Senate next week.

He said the committee was revewing more proposals regarding electoral reforms.He said electoral reforms committee so far held 90 meetings , adding that a sub-committee would complete its work till

April 12 in this regard. The minister said report on election reforms had been completed with consensus in December last year and was presented in the national assembly and Senate.

Ishaq Dar said the government was trying to complete census according to schedule.-APP