Overview
- Officials say the draft is due Thursday for cabinet approval Friday, with plans to table it in the Senate the same day and target a National Assembly vote on November 14.
- The ruling alliance claims about 237 votes in the National Assembly against the 224 needed, while in the Senate it holds 61 and is courting at least three crossbenchers from parties such as JUI-F or ANP.
- Proposals include creating a Constitutional Court, restoring executive magistrates, enabling judge transfers through the Judicial Commission, revisiting Article 243 on armed forces command, and shifting education and population planning toward federal control.
- The PPP has refused to support any move that affects the NFC Award’s protection of provincial shares, with its Central Executive Committee meeting in Karachi today to finalise the party’s stance.
- Opposition parties led by PTI are publicly opposing the package over concerns about provincial autonomy and judicial independence, while ministers deny any plan to roll back the 18th Amendment.