Backdoor to energy shut after constitutional tweaks, says Rana Sanaullah

Prime Ministers Adviser on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah. — Radio Pakistan/File
Prime Minister’s Adviser on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah. — Radio Pakistan/File
  • Pakistan will not harmed by these sneaky methods, says PM’s advisor.
  • Tarar says tweaks handed with 2/3 majority, cannot be challenged.
  • Constitutional tweaks have been handed in parliament on October 21.

LAHORE: Rana Sanaullah, the prime minister’s adviser on political affairs, has mentioned that the just lately handed constitutional modification has shut the backdoor to energy.

“After the [26th] constitutional modification, Pakistan is not going to be harmed by these sneaky methods,” he mentioned, whereas addressing a presser in Lahore after a gathering of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), The Information reported on Sunday.

Praising the management of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the politician mentioned that the nation had dodged an financial disaster as a result of premier’s tireless efforts.

The Shehbaz Sharif-led authorities, with the help of allies together with the PPP, handed the contentious laws in each the decrease and higher homes of parliament, which modified the process for the appointment of the chief justice of Pakistan (CJP), mounted the put up’s tenure, and shaped constitutional benches.

Following the authorized reforms, the seniority rule for the CJP appointment was additionally faraway from the Structure. After the twenty sixth Modification, the number of the following chief justice will not be based mostly solely on seniority, and as a substitute, the selection will likely be made among the many three most senior judges of the Supreme Court docket.

A 12-member particular parliamentary committee will determine on the chief justice’s nomination with a two-thirds majority. The committee will then ahead the chosen title to the prime minister, who will ship the nomination to the president for last approval.

The laws was strongly opposed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) which introduced difficult its passage within the SC, calling it an “assault” on the nation’s judicial system.

Reacting to the announcement earlier this week, Regulation Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar asserted that an modification, carried out by parliament with a two-thirds majority, can’t be challenged in any court docket.

The federal minister added that Article 239 of the Structure of Pakistan empowers the parliament to amend the Structure or perform laws with a two-thirds majority.

“Its clause 5 clearly states that the amendments to the Structure of Pakistan can’t be challenged in any court docket,” Tarar mentioned.

Clause 5 of Article 239 states, “No modification of the Structure shall be referred to as in query in any court docket on any floor in any respect.”

He additionally cited clause 6 which states, “For the elimination of doubt, it’s hereby declared that there isn’t a limitation no matter on the ability of the Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) to amend any of the provisions of the Structure.”

In the meantime, throughout his press convention in Punjab’s capital metropolis on Saturday, the PM’s adviser additionally commented on the current launch of PTI founder Imran Khan’s spouse, Bushra Bibi, and his two sisters — Aleema Khan and Uzma Khan.

Sanaullah mentioned that the discharge of Imran’s spouse and sisters was not the results of any deal.

Commenting on Justice Yahya Afridi’s oath of the Chief Justice of Pakistan workplace, the PML-N veteran mentioned that parliament had made an acceptable selection in choosing the nation’s high choose.

Regretting Justice Mansoor Ali Shah’s use of language in his letter, he urged that the senior puisne choose may have merely left for Umrah, as that may have been enough.

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