Overview
- The Senate and National Assembly standing committees on law and justice approved the full draft of the proposed 27th constitutional amendment.
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif hosted coalition senators and thanked allied parties for backing the amendment process.
- Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar said the prime minister ordered the removal of a proposed immunity clause after it came to his attention.
- PTI parliamentary leader Senator Ali Zafar formally opposed the draft in the Senate, warning it would enable executive control over the judiciary and allow judge transfers.
- Civil campaigners under Tehreek Tahaffuz-e-Aaeen announced a 'black day' and plans for nationwide protests following the committees' approvals.