ISLAMABAD: Allaying the fears that the planned the planned 27th Amendment will rollback the provincial autonomy introduced the PPP’s 2008-13 tenure, the Shehbaz Sharif government on Wednesday took the allies and other parties into confidence on the issue as it is now every much likely that the bill would now surely be tabled next week.
After a meeting with the parliamentary leaders of different parties, it was decided at the business advisory committee meeting with Speaker Ayaz Sadiq in the chair that the National Assembly would remain in session till Nov 14.
During the National Assembly session, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar described the proposed 27th Amendment against the Constitution and an attempt to reverse the provincial autonomy attained through the 18th Amendment.
However, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Tariq Fazal Chaudhry assured the House that the constitutional amendment won’t change the basic tenets defined under the 18th Amendment.
It’s a developing story. Details to follow.