A suggestion is also under consideration to give the President a lifetime exemption from criminal proceedings under the 27th amendment.
The Federal government has given this suggestion to amend Article 248 of the Constitution.
In the past, the President was exempted from all types of criminal proceedings.
Earlier in the day, a brief session of the federal cabinet was held in Islamabad, chaired by Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif via video link from Baku, Azerbaijan, where he is on an official visit along with Chief of the Army Staff, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir.
Attorney General for Pakistan Mansoor Usman Awan briefed the cabinet on the proposed amendment, while the session also reviewed the Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) recommendations regarding the constitutional changes.
After considering the recommendations, the federal cabinet gave its formal approval to the 27th Amendment.
The meeting was originally scheduled for Friday but was postponed after the PPP — a key coalition partner — objected to several major proposals included in the amendment package.
Key features of the 27th Constitutional Amendment have also emerged, revealing the government’s plan to establish a Constitutional Court to exclusively deal with constitutional matters.
