27th Amendment
\nPTI chairman vows his party would reverse amendments related to CJP post whenever it returns to power
\n Islamabad
\nAfter the government passed the 27th Constitutional Amendment in the National Assembly, the head of the opposition alliance, Tehreek-e-Tahafuz Ayeen-e-Pakistan (TTAP), Mahmood Khan Achakzai, on Wednesday announced launching a public movement against the tweaks from Friday.
\nAfter the Senate, the National Assembly passed the 27th Constitutional Amendment Bill today amid an opposition walkout, which brought changes to the judicial structure and military command.
\nAchakzai, along with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, held a press conference in the Parliament House where they strongly criticised the newly-approved constitutional amendment.
\nThe TTAP head said that they are ready to hold talks with the incumbent government; however, it would be organised to discuss returning the stolen mandate.
\nGohar said that the amendments were brought to the parliament in haste and blamed the coalition government, ruled by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) with its key ally \u2014 Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), for making \u201cdecisions in personal interests\u201d.
\nHe censured that the federal government added clauses A and B to Article 260, making the post of the chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) a \u201cmusical chair\u201d after the formation of the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC).
\nThe PTI chairman claimed that the said tweaks mentioned that the current CJP\u2019s post will be retained by the current top jurist, who is Justice Yahya Afridi of the Supreme Court, till completion of his tenure.
\nHe went on to say that according to the amendment, CJP Afridi will serve as the country\u2019s top jurist till 2027, and after his tenure, the FCC\u2019s top judge would become the chief justice of the country.
\nGohar vowed that if his party returns to power, it would reverse these amendments.
\nGohar also slammed the president\u2019s immunity approved through the fresh tweaks, saying that the rulers failed to set a good precedent by offering themselves to be accountable.
\nHe warned that the rulers may enjoy immunity in the court, but they could not escape public accountability.
\nHe vowed that if his party returns to power, it would reverse these amendments.
\nIn today\u2019s NA session, eight amendments were tabled aimed at clarifying the chief justice\u2019s position. It is noteworthy to mention here that these tweaks were not part of the version earlier approved by the Senate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
27th Amendment PTI chairman vows his party would reverse amendments related to CJP post whenever it returns to power Islamabad After the government passed the 27th Constitutional Amendment in the National Assembly, the head of the opposition alliance, Tehreek-e-Tahafuz Ayeen-e-Pakistan (TTAP), Mahmood Khan Achakzai, on Wednesday announced launching a public movement against the tweaks from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":514166,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-514143","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n