Q1. When did the joint committees meeting convene?
The joint parliamentary Standing Committees on Law and Justice of both the Senate and the National Assembly met on Sunday and unanimously cleared a draft of the 27th Constitutional Amendment after a clause-by-clause review.
Parliamentary committee nod allows the proposed bill to present in front of the upper house.
Q2. When will the draft reach the Senate floor?
The proposed bill of 27th constitutional amendment in form of a report formulated by the joint parliamentary Standing Committees on Law and Justice would be submitted for the Senate’s consideration on Monday morning (November 10, 2025)
Q3. Who chaired the meeting and where was it held?
The meeting was held in Committee Room No. 5 of the National Assembly of Pakistan and chaired by Senator Farooq H. Naek.
Q4. Which ministers, lawyers, and lawmakers attended?
The meeting was attended by Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar, Attorney General Mansoor Usman Awan, Senator Farooq H. Naek, Minister of State Bilal Azhar Kiani, and senior parliamentarians from government benches and allies.
Q5. Which parties boycotted and why?
Parliamentary parties include PTI, MWM, PkMAP, and the Sunni Ittehad Council did not attend and have announced boycott of the parliamentary process around the 27th Amendment.
Q6. Which four allied-party proposals were rejected?
According to participants and briefings about Sunday’s meeting, the joint committees did not adopt four separate requests raised by allied parties:
- MQM’s push for a stronger local government devolution under Article 140A;
- BAP’s proposal to increase provincial assembly seats;
- PML-Q’s call for a uniform national curriculum;
- ANP’s suggestion to rename Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
These items were reported as rejected at committee stage and excluded from the draft forwarded to the Senate.
Q7. What majority is needed and in which House first for a passage of Constitutional Amendment?
A constitutional amendment requires two-thirds of the total membership in each House of Parliament. After passage in one House, it moves to the other. Once both Houses pass the identical text, it goes to the President for assent as per Pakistan’s constitution article 239.
Q8. Do provinces have a role in the process of Constitutional Amendment?
If the amendment alters provincial boundaries, the relevant Provincial Assembly must also pass it by a two thirds vote.
