The 26th constitutional amendment draft was approved by the Federal Cabinet on Sunday during a meeting presided over by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, as per ARY News.
The Political Committee of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has declared that it will abstain from participating in the voting on constitutional amendments in both legislative chambers, according to ARY News.
Strict security measures have been implemented for today's session of Pakistan's National Assembly, prohibiting guest entry and limiting access to media representatives with full-session press gallery cards. The session's agenda excludes the controversial 26th Constitutional Amendment, amid
PML-N leader Rana Sanaullah Khan expressed skepticism about the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party's willingness to engage in dialogue, emphasising that their approach to politics has remained consistent over the years. Meanwhile, the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) has called for more time t
PTI has been protesting against the controversial 26th amendment which the Sharif government is eager to present in the National Assembly of Pakistan as it allegedly undermines the powers of the judiciary in the country.
Rehman has sought a day's time to wait for PTI's response on the proposed constitutional amendment that has been subject to various protests over the allegations that the bill would undermine the powers of the judiciary.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan People's Party (PPP), and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) have agreed on judicial reforms through the proposed 'constitutional amendments', but the Maulana Fazlur Rehman-led party, JUI-F is still not in favour of some other points.
Akhtar Mengal, leader of the Balochistan National Party, has alleged the abduction of two senators from his party, vowing not to support ongoing constitutional amendments until they are recovered. He criticised the government's handling of the situation and condemned the lack of transparency
The BNP-M leader while talking to the media said, that with the draft of proposed amendments being shared in bits and pieces, there would be no example of such type of democracy in the world
Senior lawyers from Balochistan have opposed the proposed 26th constitutional amendment and warned of country-wide protests if the Shehbaz Sharif led government does not withdraw its decision to table the legislation in the parliament, Dawn reported.
Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari warned that if political parties in parliament do not reach a consensus on the 26th constitutional amendment, he will push the amendment through parliament using a brute, or two-thirds majority.
It is expected that PTI leaders will hold talks on the constitutional amendment package with former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and seek his guidance on the issue.