Overview
- Prime minister’s adviser Rana Sanaullah said the government will table the 28th Constitutional Amendment soon, focusing on local bodies, the National Finance Commission and health.
- He said the bill would be presented once consensus is achieved and emphasized that approving constitutional changes is the prerogative of parliament.
- MQM-P leader Mustafa Kamal said their single-point local government amendment is expected to be introduced and approved in the coming months.
- Kamal said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the PML-N asked to defer the measure from the 27th Amendment to prioritize clauses on the army and judiciary, with assurances it would be taken up next.
- He pointed to over six hours of standing-committee debate and a Punjab Assembly resolution mirroring MQM-P’s proposal, while noting earlier PPP resistance alongside backing from the PML-N, PTI and some PPP members.