Web desk: The 27th Constitutional Amendment was passed in the Senate with a 2/3 majority on Monday amid the rumpus by the opposition. The amendment included 59 clauses, which were presented and voted on one by one during the session.
All 59 clauses have been approved with a 2/3 majority.
During the Senate’s voting on the 27th Constitutional Amendment, chaos erupted in the upper house. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members staged a protest and tore copies of the amendment.
The situation escalated, prompting the Senate Chairman to call the Sergeant-at-Arms.
Unexpectedly, PTI Senator Saifullah Abro voted in favour of the 27th Amendment, going against his party’s policy. In addition, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) Senator Ahmed Khan also supported the bill.
The total number of members in the Senate was 64, but disagreements over some members’ positions led to a recount.
Ultimately, the 27th Amendment was passed with a simple majority.
The amendment paves the way for major changes in the military structure, including the abolition of the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee post and the creation of the new position of “Chief of Defence Forces” for the Army Chief.
27th Constitutional Amendment
The 27th Constitutional Amendment Bill was presented in the Senate today after being approved by the joint parliamentary Standing Committees on Law and Justice.
The committees from both the Senate and the National Assembly met on Sunday and unanimously cleared the draft after reviewing it clause by clause.
The meeting was held in Committee Room No. 5 of the National Assembly and chaired by Senator Farooq H. Naek. Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar, Attorney General Mansoor Usman Awan, Minister of State Bilal Azhar Kiani, and senior government parliamentarians attended.
Parliamentary parties, including PTI, MWM, PkMAP, and the Sunni Ittehad Council, did not attend and had announced a boycott of the process related to the 27th Amendment.
