Cabinet meets at 2:30 pm to approve constitutional amendment draft
Pakistan
The coalition partners determined to table the bill in Senate, NA for approval
Sessions of both houses were held on Saturday night and then postponed after JUI-F emir Maulana Fazlur Rehman sought time on the request of PTI leaders
On Saturday night, the federal cabinet could not approve the draft of the 26th constitutional amendment
The Senate session will be held at 3pm, and National Assembly at 6pm
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The federal cabinet will meet with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in the chair here at 2:30 pm today (Sunday) to approve the 26th constitutional amendment.
According to insiders, the draft is likely to be approved after some changes proposed by the “parties in the National Assembly.”
Meanwhile, Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar said that the draft has been finalized in the parliamentary committee and Maulana Fazlur Rehman's draft has been made a part of it.
It may be recalled that a special meeting of the federal cabinet was held on Saturday under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in which the constitutional amendment bill was likely to be approved. All the ministers were present in the Prime Minister's chamber, while PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, after a long meeting with Maulana Fazl, told the media the a consensus has been reached.
However, the constitutional amendment could nt be finalised.
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY TO MEET AT 6
Meanwhile, the National Assembly will meet at 6 pm to pass the proposed amendment. The assembly session was held till late night on Saturday but the house could not get the draft approved.
The coalition government is determined to pass 26th constitutional amendment bill as it has convened sessions of both houses – Senate and National Assembly – on Sunday (today).
Saturday’s session took place under NA Deputy Speaker Ghulam Mustafa Shah.
SENATE SESSION
The Senate session will be held at 3pm on Sunday (today). Earlier, it started after the delay of several hours while the political huddles were in full swing in Islamabad to bring consensus on the constitutional amendment.
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The Senate and the National Assembly sessions were rescheduled a couple of times.
It is anticipated that the constitutional amendments will be introduced for approval in both houses.
Saturday was a hectic day from political perspective as the two sides - ruling coalition and opposition parties - held meetings to forge consensus on the significant issue.
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