In the early hours of Monday morning, the coalition government passed the controversial constitutional package in the National Assembly, following its successful passage of the 26th Amendment Bill, 2024, through the Senate.
A number of constitutional reforms were suggested as part of the judiciary-focused constitutional package, one of which established the Chief Justice of Pakistan’s (CJP) fixed three-year tenure.
Similarly, Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar introduced and described the main points of the measure in the NA in the upper chamber of parliament.
The opposition and Treasury benches engaged in vigorous debates throughout the long Sunday night and early Monday morning NA session. The opposition bench referred to the amendments as an attempt to stifle the judiciary.
