The parliamentary leaders' meeting has decided to approve the 27th constitutional amendment next week.
According to details surfaced on Wednesday, National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has chaired a meeting of the House Business Advisory Committee. On this occasion, it was decided to continue the proceedings of the National Assembly session till November 14 (Friday).
An approval for the NA session's agenda and schedule has also been given in the meeting.
It is pertinent to note that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) parliamentary leader has not attended the meeting.
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Earlier on Tuesday, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Senator Pervaiz Rasheed said that the political leadership will decide to table the 27th constitutional amendment.
Expressing his thoughts, Rasheed said: "The parliamentary parties need to use the parliamentary force on any proposal or amendment. There will be no threat to the system with the tabling of the 27th constitutional amendment."
He made it clear that PML-N President Nawaz Sharif has been taken into confidence in line with the decision of tabling the 27th constitutional amendment.
"The amendments should be done if needed for bringing the stability and uplifting the country's economy," Rasheed said.
"The political parties consult Nawaz Sharif to uphold the principles of the charter of democracy," Rasheed added.
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