ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday gave assent to the 26th Constitutional Amendment Bill into law after the said legislation sailed through both houses of Parliament.
A gazette notification has been issued following the president’s assent and the Act is hereby enacted into the Constitution of Pakistan, coming into force at once.
The gazette notification stated, ” The following Act of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) received the assent of the President on the 21st October 2024, is hereby published for general information.”
Earlier, the ruling coalition succeeded in a days-long push to pass the amendments through the Parliament focusing on judicial reforms. The govt-backed package got 65 votes in favor to grab a two-thirds majority in the Senate.
In the lower house, a total of 225 lawmakers cast their in favor, while 12 legislators voted against it.
Treasury benches secured support from JUI-F’s eight members while six independent and PTI-backed candidates — Usman Ali, Aurangzeb Khichi, Mubarak Zeb, and Zahoor Qureshi — voted in favor of amendments along with PML-Q’s Chaudhry Ilyas.
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