Special parliamentary committee ‘unanimously approves’ constitutional amendment draft


PPP leader Khursheed Shah presiding a meeting of the Special Committee on the constitutional amendments in Islamabad on October 16, 2024. —Screengrab/ X/@S_KhursheedShah

In a major breakthrough, the special parliamentary committee — comprising government and opposition members — has “unanimously approved” the draft for 26th constitutional amendment.

The development comes after the special committee formed to debate the contentious judicial package met under the chairmanship of PPP lawmaker Syed Khursheed Shah on Friday.

Speaking to the reporters, Shah said the draft would be presented in the federal cabinet meeting tomorrow for approval.

“The draft has been approved unanimously,” he said adding that the committee has also agreed on allowing overseas Pakistanis to contest the elections.

Leaders from all major political parties, sans Awami National Party’s Aimal Wali Khan, were present in the meeting.

MQM-P leader Farooq Sattar claimed that PTI principally agreed on the draft but the party had reservations on some points.

PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, however, said that consultation on the fourth draft shared by the government today is underway, adding that they would make final decision on the constitutional package after meeting with his party founder, who is currently incarcerated in Adiala Jail in multiple cases.

Addressing a press conference following a meeting with Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the PTI chairman distanced his party from the decisions made in the parliamentary committee meeting today, saying: “Our meeting was underway when we came to know that the draft was approved [by the parliamentary committee].”

He said that they would announce their decision on the draft of the much-touted constitutional amendments after discussing it with PTI founder.

“Soon we will reach a conclusion,” the PTI chairman added.

Barrister Gohar was of the view that they would move forward “in light with the directions of Imran Khan.

“We will try to meet PTI founder tomorrow and will give out final version [after the meeting].”

PTI leadership was not allowed to meet incarcerated Khan for the past over two weeks, he added.


This is a developing story and is being updated with further details.





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