The draft of the 27th Constitutional Amendment, approved earlier by the federal cabinet, was presented to the Senate on Saturday and referred to a joint parliamentary committee for review.

The session, chaired by Senate Chairman Yusuf Raza Gilani, focused on the bill. Federal Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar presented the 27th Amendment Bill in the upper house, requesting suspension of the question hour. The motion, moved by the Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, was approved by the Senate.

The bill was referred to a joint committee comprising members of the Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice and the National Assembly’s counterpart.

The joint committee will be co-chaired by the chairpersons of both committees, Senator Farooq H. Naek and MNA Mahmood Bashir Virk and will

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