The 27th Constitutional Amendment Bill was tabled in the Senate on Saturday.
The Senate session commenced at 01:10 p.m. here on Saturday under the chairmanship of Chairman Senate Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani.
Federal Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights, Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar, tabled the 27th Constitutional Amendment in the house.
Chairman Senate Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani referred the bill to the joint committee of both Houses — the National Assembly and the Senate for detailed deliberation and discussion.
According to sources, the committee will deliberate on the proposed amendment, after which the legislation will be presented to the upper house on November 10.
The 27th Constitutional Amendment is expected to be tabled in the National Assembly on November 14 for debate.
For the amendment’s passage, the government will require 224 votes in the National Assembly.
Notably, the federal cabinet on Saturday approved the 27th Constitutional Amendment.
