With two-thirds majority
\nOpposition members protest, tear up copies of bill, raise slogans against government
\nislamabad
\nThe Senate passed the 27th Constitutional Amendment Bill on Monday, which aims to overhaul the military and judicial structures, amid the opposition\u2019s walkout and protest \u2014 tearing their copies.
\nLaw Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar presented the 59-clause Bill, which received the required 64 votes (two-thirds majority in the 96-member House). It will now be presented in the National Assembly for voting. No member voted against it \u2014 as the opposition opted to boycott.
\nApart from the treasury members, the Awami National Party (ANP), Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed Saifullah Abro and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl\u2019s (JUI-F) Ahmed Khan were among the senators who voted in favour of the amendment.
\nInterestingly, Abro did not partake in the protest as well and later, during his speech, also announced his resignation as a senator.
\nDeputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar congratulated the House on the passage of the historic bill in the Senate. He recalled that former prime ministers Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto had signed the Charter of Democracy, which was also endorsed by all political parties.
\nFM Dar noted that the establishment of a constitutional court had also been agreed upon in that charter.
\nDar said Pakistan achieved a historic victory in the recent war with India. He highlighted that another major amendment pertained to Article 243. \u201cThe nation has declared Army Chief Asim Munir a hero following the war with India,\u201d he said. Dar also clarified that the title of Field Marshal had not previously existed in the Constitution.
\nThe foreign minister assured the House that the seniority of the incumbent chief justice, along with all other judges, would remain intact. He added that, as promised, the government had first presented the Bill in the Senate. Dar concluded that the constitutional amendments were aimed at improving the judicial system.
\nThe deputy prime minister further recalled that during the 18th Amendment, two names \u2014 Hazara Pakhtunkhwa and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa \u2014 were proposed, and after consultation with the ANP, the province was named Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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