Bilawal Says party to decide policy on Nov 6
ISLAMABAD: In a major political development, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari revealed on Sunday that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) delegation, led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, held a meeting with President Asif Ali Zardari and himself to seek the PPP’s support for the 27th Constitutional Amendment.
Bilawal, in a post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), said the proposed amendment carries far-reaching constitutional changes — including the establishment of a Constitutional Court, the appointment of executive magistrates, transfer of judges, removal of protection for provincial shares in the NFC Award, amendments to Article 243, and the return of education and population planning to the federation.
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He further stated that the proposal also aims to break the ongoing deadlock on the appointment of members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
Bilawal announced that the PPP Central Executive Committee (CEC) will meet on November 6, following President Zardari’s return from Doha, to deliberate and decide the party’s formal policy on the proposed amendment.
Political observers see this as a potentially transformative move with deep implications for centre-province relations and the federal structure defined under the 18th Amendment. Any rollback of provincial autonomy or changes to the NFC formula are likely to trigger debate across political and constitutional circles.
Sources in both parties indicate that the PML-N government is pushing for the amendment as part of broader constitutional reforms to address judicial, administrative, and institutional gridlocks, though opposition parties may resist any move seen as reversing provincial powers devolved under the 18th Amendment.
The development has already stirred intense speculation in Islamabad’s political corridors, as the PPP’s stance will be crucial to whether the amendment can move forward in Parliament.
If passed, the 27th Amendment would mark one of the most consequential constitutional revisions in recent years, potentially reshaping Pakistan’s governance structure and inter-provincial balance of power.
