Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday said that the PML-N has requested the PPP support for approval of the 27th Constitutional Amendment.
Talking to media PPP Chairman said that a PML-N delegation called on President Asif Ali Zardari and himself and requested the People’s Party’s cooperation for the passage of the 27th amendment in the constitution.
Bilawal said that the proposed amendments also included the establishment of a Constitutional Court. Revival of the executive magistrates and power of judges was also included in the amendments package, he said.
The PPP chairman has said that the constitutional amendment also proposes removal of protection of the provincial share in the National Finance Commission (NFC) Award.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that an amendment in Article 243 has also been suggested in the package.
“Returning the education and population planning sectors back to the centre has also been proposed in the constitutional package as part of proposals to end the deadlock over postings in the election commission,” Bilawal disclosed.
He said a session of the People’s Party’s Central Executive Committee has been summoned on November 06 after the return of President Asif Zardari from his Doha visit.
“The party’s CEC will take final decision with regard to the 27th Constitutional Amendment in its session,” Bhutto added.
