ISLAMABAD:

Opposition lawmakers on Wednesday came out all guns blazing in the National Assembly against the proposed 27th Constitutional Amendment, which has stirred up a political storm in the country at a time when the apex court is already seized with petitions challenging the 26th Amendment.

Speaking on the floor of the lower house of parliament, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan denounced the new proposed changes to the 1973 Constitution as "an attack on the House," vowing that his party would continue to raise its voice against the move.

Recalling the events surrounding the passage of the 26th Amendment, Gohar said that the PTI, along with JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, had made "great efforts" to block it.

"Maybe this time we won't need to visit his (Fazl's) residence or

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