Bilawal hails 27th Amendment, insists equal provincial say in new court
“Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari praised the 27th Amendment as a long-sought structural fix.”
Key points
- Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari praised the 27th Amendment as a long-sought structural fix.
- He demanded equal provincial representation on the new constitutional court to cement public trust and federal balance.
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari welcomed the Senate's passage of the 27th Constitutional Amendment, saying the charter now feels "complete" after reforms his party has long advocated. Speaking at a public event in Larkana, he framed the package as the culmination of years of debate over balancing federalism and judicial design.
Bilawal underscored one red line: equal representation for all provinces in the planned Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), mirroring the Senate's federal principle. He said parity among judges from Balochistan, Sindh, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is essential to public trust in constitutional adjudication.
The amendment bill secured 64 votes in the Senate after being tabled by Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar. The reform blueprint would establish the FCC to specialize in constitutional questions, while shifting some authorities from the Supreme Court. A separate strand of the package reworks aspects of military command, including the creation of a Chief of Defence Forces post.
Bilawal portrayed the changes as a response to bar councils' and political parties' appeals for a court structure that reduces case backlogs and speeds up justice. He added that the PPP's position throughout the negotiations was anchored in federal inclusivity and provincial equality.
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