Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Wednesday said the government\u2019s proposed amendments as part of a new controversial \u2018Consti\u00adtutional Package\u2019 was \u201ccompletely rejected\u201d by him. The package is a set of amendments to the Constitution, one of which will aim to fix the tenure of the chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) for three years. The much-touted package could not see the light of day on Monday either after failing to be presented on Sunday, as the government backed out of tabling the proposed amendments in parliament, saying that it would bring the legislation before the house after a consensus had been achieved. Despite its tall claims of having the required numbers for the passage of a constitutional amendment, the key reason behind shying away from tabling the amendments \u2014 for now \u2014 appears to be the JUI-F\u2019s stonewalling tactics. Efforts to engage the Maulana, however, continued through backdoor channels. Though it was not tabled in parliament, the draft for the proposed constitutional amendments began circulating on mainstream and social media on Monday morning, giving the public a peep into the government\u2019s plan for the judiciary. As part of ongoing engagements related to the bill, PTI MNA Asad Qaiser held a luncheon today for Fazl that was attended by former president Arif Alvi and other opposition leaders as well. Responding to questions from reporters after the meeting, Fazl said: \u201cAt this time we have completely rejected their draft, instead, they have been [forced] to say that they don\u2019t even have a draft. \u201cThen what was the [draft] that was provided [to us in the special committee session?] What game was it, that it was provided to someone and not to others? Whatever was given to us and after we looked at it, it did not seem acceptable to us in any way.\u201d He said there could be no bigger betrayal of the country and the nation\u2019s trust if the draft bill was supported. Separately, Qaiser said the opposition had decided to move forward on all matters after consultation. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi also paid a visit to Fazl at his home where the two discussed the current political scenario.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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