ISLAMABAD: The Senate of Pakistan on Monday passed the 27th constitutional amendment with a two-thirds majority amid the opposition parties’ uproar. 64 senators voted in favour of the amendment of all the clauses.
According to the Senate, it approved 56 clauses and 3 schedules of the 27th Constitutional Amendment Bill, with 64 members voting in favour.
25 Pakistan Peoples Party, 20 PML-N and 6 independent senators voted in favour of the bill. 3 MQM, 3 ANP, 4 BAP and one Q-League senator also supported it.
PTI Senator Saifullah Abro and JUI-F Senator Ahmed Khan also supported the constitutional amendment, while the rest of the PTI, the Sunni Ittehad Council, the MWM, and the JUI-F senators opposed the amendment.
The only National Party senator, Jan Muhammad Buledi, did not attend the meeting, and Senate Chairman Yousaf Raza Gilani did not exercise his right to vote. In addition, PML-N Senator Irfan Siddiqui was not present in the meeting due to illness.
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The bill for the 27th Constitutional Amendment was presented in the Senate on Monday for voting by Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar, with members of the opposition chanting slogans against the government and staging a walkout.
During this motion, members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protested loudly in front of the Senate Chairman’s desk, tearing up copies of the agenda. However, PTI Senator Saifullah Abro remained seated and did not join the protest.
When the House voted on the motion to introduce the 27th Constitutional Amendment, Saifullah Abro voted in favour of it. Similarly, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) Senator Ahmed Khan also voted in support of the amendment.
In total, 64 members of the Senate voted in favour of Clause 2 of the 27th Constitutional Amendment, with both Saifullah Abro and Ahmed Khan among those supporting the motion.
