Committee on constitutional amendment unanimously approved amendment’s draft

October 19, 2024

The Special Committee on the constitutional amendment has unanimously approved draft of the amendment.

This was stated by PML-N leader Senator Ifran Siddiqui, while talking to the media in Islamabad this evening.

Senator Irfan Siddiqui said the draft was approved by all the parties, including the JUI-F and the PTI, as no party tendered any dissenting note.

He said it is a major development and now this draft will be presented before the Federal Cabinet for approval, after which it will be tabled in the Parliament.

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