Islamabad, Oct 13: Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, has shared his party’s draft of the proposed 26th constitutional amendment seeking equal roles for the judiciary, parliament and the legal community and proposing the setting up of a federal constitutional court.He also asked for comments on judicial changes, media reports said.Bilawal underlined in a series of tweets on Saturday that the proposed change is in line with the unfulfilled goals of the Charter of Democracy. He said, “We propose the establishment of a federal constitutional court with equal representation from all federating units.”According to The Express Tribune, Bilawal claims that the planned court will hear cases involving constitutional interpretation, fundamental rights, and disagreements between the federation and the provinces.”Our recommendation is to end the current process of judges being appointed by judges for judges,” he said, advocating for a new system that merges judicial and parliamentary committees to ensure equal roles for the judiciary, parliament, and the legal community.Bilawal also mentioned that the PPP had shared its draft proposal with the government months ago and recently with Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) and a special parliamentary committee. “We are in productive talks with opposition parties, including JUI-F, to reach a consensus,” he added.Citizens were asked to provide “valid and meaningful suggestions” to the PPP chairman in order to further enhance the amendment. He emphasised that the party has already initiated a wide-ranging national consultation effort, involving civil society, political parties, and bar groups. (UNI)
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