57.5% Tax Share, Education, Population Ministries up for NFC Review: FinMin

57.5% tax share, education, population ministries up for NFC review: FinMin

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Monday that the government would only discuss proposals of ending a minimum constitutionally guaranteed 57.5% provincial share in taxes and taking back education and population welfare ministries in the federal fold in the upcoming National Finance Commission meeting. Aurangzeb comments came hours after the Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto lifted the curtain on the 27th constitutional ame…

Lawyers, politicos assail 27th Amendment proposal as rollback of provincial rights

The PPP on Monday said that its coalition partner PML-N has officially sought its support for a proposed 27th Constitutional Amendment — the idea of which had been floated soon after the 26th Amendment. The development comes even as three dozen petitions challenging most of the 26th Amendment, which had also faced sizeable censure, are pending before the Supreme Court. According to PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, proposals include setting u…

Raza Rabbani believes proposed constitutional changes would be tantamount to bringing back the 18th Amendment. - THE DESTINATION

PPP – (Special Correspondent / Web Desk) – Raza Rabbani, a senior leader of the PPP party and former Senate chairman, has raised a strong alarm. He stated that new proposed changes to Pakistan’s Constitution would effectively reverse the 18th Amendment. This warning came after the PPP, a partner in the ruling coalition, revealed that […] The post Raza Rabbani believes proposed constitutional changes would be tantamount to bringing back the 18th …

Democracy safe, no storm in 27th Amendment: Rana Sanaullah

Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs, Senator Rana Sanaullah, said the proposed 27th Constitutional Amendment is being wrongly portrayed as a major political issue. He made it clear that the amendment does not threaten democracy or the political system in any way. Sanaullah explained that the government is holding consultations with coalition partners and all stakeholders before finalising any draft. He said discussions on the poin…

PM Shehbaz seeks President Zardari’s support for 27th Amendment: Bilawal

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Monday that a delegation led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had sought the PPP’s support for the approval of the 27th Constitutional Amendment. In a post on X, Bilawal said that a delegation headed by the PM had called on President Asif Ali and him. He further said that the proposal included setting up constitutional court, executive magistrates, transfer of judges. The p…

PTI rejects proposed 27th Amendment, open 'to talks with PPP' on NFC

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Asad Qaiser on Monday rejected the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) proposed 27th Constitutional Amendment, saying the tweak would “abolish the independence of the judiciary”. PML-N formally approached the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) for their support in introducing the amendment, which would establish a Constitutional Court, and make certain changes to the National Finance Commissio…