Federal Minister Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry on Saturday dismissed speculation that the government was preparing the 28th constitutional amendment, saying that no such proposal was currently under consideration.

He clarified that the only scenario in which the amendment may be introduced is if political consensus emerged over provisions that the government had originally intended to include in the recently passed 27th Amendment but could not be finalised.

Speaking to a private news channel, the minister explained that the government had initially planned to incorporate additional changes into the 27th Amendment, but those could not be included after coalition partners failed to reach agreement.

“There were some amendments we wanted to bring under the 27th Constitutional Amendment, but they

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