The federal cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif, on Friday ended without approving the proposed constitutional amendments.
\nAccording to details, the federal cabinet held its meeting under the chairmanship of PM Shehbaz Sharif as it was expected to approve the constitutional amendments.
\n\u201cNo decision was made on the constitutional amendments as the federal cabinet is set to hold another meeting on Saturday,\u201d the sources said. The federal cabinet\u2019s another meeting will be held at 9:30 am on Saturday.
\nEarlier in the day, Syed Khursheed Shah, the chairman of the special parliamentary committee formed to deliberate the proposed constitutional amendments, said that it approved the draft \u2018unanimously
\nPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf\u2019s (PTI) Amir Dogar who is also a member of the committee; however, denied Syed Khursheed Shah\u2019s claim and said that the draft was not passed unanimously as he opposed the same. The special parliamentary committee comprised of government and opposition members and headed by Pakistan People\u2019s Party\u2019s (PPP) Syed Khursheed Shah.
\nChairman Khurshid Shah presided over a parliamentary special committee meeting in which all parliamentary parties were represented.
\nThe committee held its meeting attended by Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar, PTI\u2019s Amir Dogar, Jamiat Ulame-e-Islam-Fazl\u2019s (JUI-F) Shahida Akhtar Ali, Irfan Siddiqui of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Syed Aminul Haq of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) and PPP\u2019s Raja Pervez Ashraf and Sherry Rehman, Chaudhry Salik Hussain of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) and others. \u201cThe draft has been approved unanimously,\u201d Syed Khursheed Shah said after the meeting. He said that the draft will be presented in the federal cabinet meeting for approval.
\nEarlier, the PML-N, PPP, and JUI-F agreed on the proposed constitutional amendments pertaining to judicial reforms after hours-long meeting at the Jati Umra in Lahore on October 17. The announcement was made by Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari while speaking to newsmen after the meeting.
\nThe bigwigs of PML-N, PPP, and JUI-F held a detailed discussion on the proposed 26th constitutional amendment.
\nThe meeting held at the Jati Umra, the Sharif brothers\u2019 residence in Lahore, attended by President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, PML-N President Nawaz Sharif, JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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