Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has convened a federal cabinet meeting today (Thursday) at 10 a.m. to finalize approval for the 27th Constitutional Amendment, government sources confirmed.
According to insiders, the Prime Minister will chair the session via video link from Baku, where he is currently on an official visit. The cabinet is expected to formally approve the draft of the amendment during the meeting.
Sources further revealed that the government has accepted several proposals from the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) regarding the amendment, indicating progress toward consensus among coalition partners.
However, the opposition parties have rejected the draft, accusing the government of bypassing parliamentary norms. In a joint statement issued after a Senate opposition meeting, leaders from opposition parties, including PTI and JI, claimed that the ruling alliance — PML-N, PPP, and others — is “bulldozing” legislation without proper consultation and has kept the amendment text hidden from the opposition.
Earlier, following a PPP Central Executive Committee (CEC) meeting, Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari told reporters that the committee had reached agreement on three key points of the amendment.
Bilawal stated that the PPP supports amendments to Article 243, which pertain to the appointment of the armed forces' leadership, and also favored the establishment of constitutional courts to strengthen the judicial framework.
He emphasized that NFC (National Finance Commission) allocations for provinces can only increase, not decrease, adding that the unfinished agenda of the Charter of Democracy should also be addressed through political dialogue.
The federal cabinet’s decision today is expected to shape the next phase of constitutional reforms, though growing opposition resistance may complicate the path toward smooth passage in Parliament.
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