The 27th Constitutional Amendment Bill, which was earlier approved by the Senate, was presented in the National Assembly on Tuesday. The NA session began under the chairmanship of Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq. Federal Minister for Law, Justice, and Human Rights, Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar, formally tabled the bill in the lower house. The Senate had passed the bill with a two-thirds majority, while opposition parties had boycotted the proceedings. A total of 64 senators voted in favor, with none opposing it. Under the Constitution, the amendment requires a two-thirds majority in both houses of Parliament to be enacted. Reports indicate that the ruling coalition in the National Assembly has a comfortable majority ahead of the vote on the 27th Constitutional Amendment, with 237 members supporting it. Official data shows that a two-thirds majority in the 336-member lower house requires at least 224 votes. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) holds 125 seats, while the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has 75 members. The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) adds 22 members to the coalition. Additionally, the Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) contributes five members, and the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) has extended its support with four members. One member each from the Zia League, National Party, and Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) is also aligned with the government, while four independent lawmakers are backing the ruling alliance. On the opposition benches, 89 members are currently aligned against the government. This includes 74 independents, one member of the Sunni Ittehad Council, 10 from Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F), and one each from the BNP, Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM), and Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP).
Government Presents 27th Constitutional Amendment Bill in NA
