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Islamabad, 21 October (HIST). President Asif Ali Zardari signed the 26th Constitutional Amendment Bill passed by the Parliament. After Parliament's approval this morning, the bill was sent to President Asif Ali Zardari on the advice of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. After the President's assent to this controversial law, a gazette notification was issued. This information was given by Geo News Channel.
It is noteworthy that the National Assembly passed the controversial 26th Constitutional Amendment Bill early today after about five hours of debate. According to details available on the website of Pakistan's leading newspaper Dawn, 225 members supported the bill during voting in the 336-member National Assembly. After approval from both the houses of the Parliament, it has now become a law.
This bill was initially given the green signal by the Senate with a two-thirds majority. It was presented by Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar in the National Assembly at 11:36 pm on Sunday. There was a debate on this for about five hours in the night. Ultimately it passed at five in the morning. It was opposed by 12 members of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Sunni-Ittehad Council (SIC). Five senators from Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazal and two MPs from Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) also voted in favor of the bill. The bill proposes to constitute a 12-member commission for the appointment of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. There is also a provision to limit the appointment of the Chief Justice of the country to three years.
According to AIY news channel, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that the passage of the 26th constitutional amendment is an excellent manifestation of national unity and consensus. This law will ensure easy and quick justice for the common man.