ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Asad Qaiser on Monday rejected the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) proposed 27th Constitutional Amendment, saying the tweak would “abolish the independence of the judiciary”.
PML-N formally approached the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) for their support in introducing the amendment, which would establish a Constitutional Court, and make certain changes to the National Finance Commission (NFC) Award.Speaking exclusively to Geo News, Qaiser said that his party was ready to hold talks with PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on the “restoration of the Constitution” and the NFC Award.
However, he said that the PTI was against the establishment of a Constitutional Court, similar to its opposition to the constitutional benches in the 26th Amendment.
Initiated by the PML-N and backed by PPP and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) among others, the constitutional amendment was challenged by the PTI, Jamaat-e-Islami, and the Sunni Ittehad Council in the Supreme Court.
The tweak, passed on October 21 last year, established constitutional benches at the Supreme Court and high courts.Qaiser, who has also served as the speaker of the National Assembly, said that the proposed 27th Amendment would “completely abolish the independence of the judiciary”.