Despite Federal Law Minister Nazir Tarar’s refusal to bring the 27th constitutional amendment, legal adviser Barrister Aqeel Malik has said that the government can not only present the amendment in the parliament but also approve it, but he did not clarify this. That the government is going to introduce a constitutional amendment bill or a general legislation.
The statement of the Prime Minister’s Adviser on Law, Barrister Aqeel Malik, has come at a time when sources have indicated that another amendment to the Supreme Court Practice and Procedure Act may soon be tabled in the House.
Practice and Procedure
The Pakistan People’s Party and the opposition parties in the ruling coalition vowed to block the amendment and threatened the government to bring people to the streets against any such move.
Federal Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar while talking to journalists after the consultative meeting of Parliamentarians for Global Action said that there is no possibility of bringing the 28th constitutional amendment.
He urged the media to refrain from speculating on the new amendment, adding that the government would fully implement the recently passed 26th Amendment.
It should be noted that in the 26th amendment, the procedure of appointment of Supreme Court judges and Chief Justice of Pakistan has been changed.
Later, speaking to Geo News, Barrister Aqeel hinted that the government could bring in the 27th constitutional amendment by consensus.
