A petition opposing the proposed amendments to the Pakistani Constitution has been filed with the Supreme Court as the government attempts to present a contentious constitutional amendment bill.
Political unrest is centered on the proposed constitutional amendment bill of the current administration, which the opposition parties, particularly Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), fiercely oppose and which would significantly alter Pakistan’s judicial and parliamentary institutions.
The supreme court has been asked to declare the proposed revisions “ultra vires” the Constitution, the concept of separation of powers, the independence of the judiciary, and the fundamental rights embodied in law in a constitutional petition filed under Article 184(3).
Even if the bill passes both chambers of parliament, the petitioners asked the court to prevent the federal government from introducing it, impose a halt to the implementation of the proposed revisions, and prevent the president of Pakistan from signing it into law.
Former Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president Abid Zuberi, former federal education minister Shafqat Mahmood, Shahab Sarki, Ishtiaq Ahmed Khan, Munir Kakar, and others have all filed the suit.
The National Assembly, the Senate, the Center, and all four provinces have been listed as respondents in the lawsuit.
