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The PTI said on Sunday it would not vote for the much-touted constitutional amendment as the government planned to move for the package’s approval in parliament today.
The Constitutional Package is legislation proposing a set of constitutional amendments, including the extension of the chief justice’s term. A special parliamentary committee formed last month — which has the representation of all parties, including the PTI — has been discussing various proposals.
On Saturday, the federal government was scheduled to meet to mull the judicial reform package. However, sessions at both houses of the parliament faced several delays and were subsequently adjourned before midnight.
A notification from the Senate secretariat said that the upper house session will commence at 3pm today, while the National Assembly session is set for 6pm, according to a separate notification from the NA secretariat.
According to Federal Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar, a cabinet session — originally scheduled for Friday — will take place today before the Senate session to discuss the constitutional amendment.
Tarar said a comprehensive draft of the constitutional amendment with some tweaks to the earlier one would be presented before the federal cabinet later in the day at 2:30pm for its approval,“ according to the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP).
He said that the bill, once approved by the federal cabinet, would be moved in both Houses for voting.
While responding to a question whether JUI-F’s chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman would be provided more time, the law minister said: “It is going to happen today.”
According to the JUI-F chief, who met the PTI leadership yesterday, he had received a “positive response” from Imran Khan regarding the constitutional amendment.
Thanking Imran for his “positive response”, the Maulana said it was through him that the PTI and its leadership were kept informed about the developments with regard to the constitutional amendment package. He expressed the hope that PTI would come up with its reply on Sunday.
Today, PTI Chairman Gohar Khan, while speaking to Dawn.com, said that the party will meet Fazl today. However, PTI’s Barrister Ali Zafar, while speaking to Dawn.com separately, said the party will not vote for the constitutional amendment.
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