Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has criticised the 27th constitutional amendment, describing its approval as “forced and illegitimate” and saying it did not enhance the stature of those who pushed it through.

Speaking at a press conference during a JUI-F Shura meeting on Tuesday, Maulana Fazlur Rehman said the assembly had also reviewed several laws recently passed by parliament. He said the party had completely rejected the 27th amendment and that its parliamentary members had opposed it, with the Shura endorsing their stance.

The 27th Amendment, passed in the National Assembly and the Senate by a two-thirds majority, brought about 59 changes to the Constitution. The changes include the establishment of the Federal Constitutional Court, changes to the military c

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