Pak Parliamentary Committee finalises 19th Amendment draft
December 19th, 2010 - 6:17 pm ICT by ANIIslamabad, Dec 19 (ANI): Pakistan’s Parliamentary Committee for Constitutional Reforms has finalised the draft of the 19th Amendment.
All 24 members of the committee have also recommended their approval of the amendment, the Dawn reports.
Headed by Senator Raza Rabbani, the committee had been ordered by the Supreme Court to resolve some faults in the 18th Amendment.
The process of appointment of judges for the higher courts has also been drafted in the 19th Amendment.
The 19th constitutional bill is likely to be presented in the next session of the Senate and National Assembly meeting. (ANI)
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