‘Ministerial nominees under pressure from MPs’

KABUL members of seeking a “deal’ with ministerial nominees over the vote of confidence.

Under the law, ministerial nominees are introduced by the president for a trust vote from the Wolesi Jirga but more than six months have passed since the new government took charge, but the government is yet to introduce the new nominees to the lower house for trust vote.

Abdul Latif Nehzatyar, a senator from eastern Nuristan province, said, “A bargaining is underway between the nominated ministers and lawmakers who are pressuring the . . .