ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet is likely to give its nod to the much awaited Constitutional Package today.
The Constitutional Package, which had remained under wraps for weeks could not be tabled in parliament even on Sunday, despite hectic efforts from the ruling coalition, as it failed to muster the two-thirds support required for the passage of a constitutional amendment.
The Senate will now meet at 11:30am, whereas the National Assembly has been summoned to meet at 12:30pm on Monday. However, as per procedure, the constitutional amendment first needs to be cleared by the federal cabinet, which is also expected to convene today on Monday.
Although it usually meets on Tuesday, the cabinet meeting may be held earlier as the Eid Miladun Nabi (PBUH) holiday falls on Tuesday.
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However, observers believe this may open a door for judicial intervention, which the government had hoped to avoid by putting in extra effort on an official holiday.
The proposed set of amendments, which had been kept out of the public eye, much to the chagrin of the opposition as well as government allies, was eventually discussed at the special parliamentary committee’s meeting in a bid to take the opposition on board.
This meeting, which was also attended by a representative of the opposition PTI, was convened after the government seemingly failed to convince its former ally Maulana Fazlur Rehman to vote for the amendment on Sunday.