ISLAMABAD, Nov 8 (DNA):A meeting of the federal cabinet, with Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif in the chair, Saturday, accorded its approval to the draft document of the 27th Constitutional Amendment, which will now be tabled in the parliament.
The prime minister, chaired the meeting from Baku, Azerbaijan, via videolink, PM Office Media Wing said in a press release.
The prime minister welcomed his cabinet members and thanked the allied parties in the parliament.
After cabinet’s approval, upon the prime minister’s instruction, Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar briefed the mediapersons about the basic features of the proposed constitutional amendments.
In the meeting, the prime minister said for strengthening of federation-provinces relations and in the larger interests of the country, all the stakeholders had made collective efforts for the introduction of the proposed constitutional amendment for which the ministry of law and justice, attorney general and his team deserved appreciation.
He thanked Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif for his guidance who, he said, was taken into confidence over the proposed amendment.
The prime minister also expressed his gratitude to President Asif Ali Zardari for showing his willingness to the amendment, besides thanking allied parties’ leadership including Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Dr Maqbool Siddiqui, Abdul Aleem Khan, Khalid Hussain Magsi and Chaudhry Salik Hussain for their support, adding that he had held consultations with them.
He said that he had also held consultations with Aimal Wali Khan, Ejaz ul Haq and other political leaders and took them into confidence over the amendment.
The prime minister expressed his satisfaction that country was put on the right direction due to the political and economic stability and stressed upon collective efforts for the progress and prosperity of the country.
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