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54 Proposals In Constitutional Amendment Package Revealed

The draft of the proposed constitutional amendment bill has come out, including 54 proposals.

An interesting game of numbers game is going on in the country regarding the constitutional amendments, which is why the government has not been able to present the constitutional amendments in the federal cabinet and parliament.

The National Assembly session on Sunday was adjourned after the briefest of proceedings, which will resume today, before the National Assembly session, approval of the constitutional amendments will be sought from the Federal Cabinet.

According to the document, the proposed amendment bill includes a proposal to amend Article 63A, Article 63A also proposes to amend the counting of votes against the instructions of the parliamentary party.

It also includes the proposal of the Federal Constitutional Court through amendment in Article 17 and amendment in the procedure of appointment of judges under Article 175A.

According to the draft of the proposed constitutional amendment bill, the name of the Chief Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court will be given to the Prime Minister by the National Assembly Committee.

According to the document, the committee of the National Assembly will select the Chief Justice from among the 3 most senior judges. The committee of the National Assembly for the appointment of judges will consist of 8 members. The committee will give recommendations to the Prime Minister 7 days before the retirement of the Chief Justice.

According to the draft of the proposed constitutional amendment bill, the retirement age of the judge of the Federal Constitutional Court will be 68 years, and the judge of the Supreme Court will be appointed as a judge in the Federal Constitutional Court for 3 years.

The Bill also includes a proposal to withdraw the power of suo motu from the High Courts and transfer of High Court Judges from one High Court to another High Court.

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