User:Mister Banker/Twenty-sixth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan
The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan, officially known as the 26th Constitution Amendment Bill 2024, also known as the Constitutional Package, is a set of constitutional amendments — containing 22 clauses — including the fixture of the chief justice’s term.
On 18 October 2024, a proposed draft of the constitutional amendment was approved in the parliamentary special committee.[1]
On 20 October 2024, the Cabinet approved the bill during a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.[2]
Later in the day, the bill was introduced in the Senate of Pakistan by the Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar.[3] The senate then voted 65-4 to approve the bill with the required two-thirds majority.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Akbar, Naveed (18 October 2024). "Full text: Draft of 26th constitutional amendment approved in committee". Aaj English TV.
- ^ "Federal cabinet has approved the 26th constitutional amendment". The Express Tribune. 20 October 2024.
- ^ Guramani, Nadir (20 October 2024). "Senate passes 26th constitutional amendment bill". DAWN.
- ^ "Senate passes 26th Amendment Bill 2024, capping CJP's tenure at three years". www.geo.tv. October 20, 2024.
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