Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Wednesday that Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman is having the wish to take the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on board over the constitutional amendment.
Speaking to media in Islamabad, the former foreign minister foresaw the “face-to-face” situation on the constitutional amendment after October 25. “We will not let leave the matter of the constitutional court without wrapping up.”
“We have already faced delays in this matter. We have been putting forward the demand of establishing the constitutional court since 2006,” he said.
“Why timing has not been discussed on what the judiciary has done. The prohibition order had been issued on the reserved seats, but the timing was not discussed,” Bhutto-Zardari said.
“We are not in favor of establishing the military courts,” he stated.
“The reason for the establishment of the federal constitutional court is the history of the Supreme Court (SC),” Bhutto-Zardari maintained.
'Govt does not take even allies on board over constitutional amendment', asserts Haideri
Separately, few days back, JUI-F leader Abdul Ghafoor Haideri said on Friday that the incumbent government has not even taken the allies on board over the constitutional amendment.
Expressing his thoughts, Haideri said: "When we had asked for the negotiations, then when were shown the draft. The oath had been taken on not sharing the draft with anybody else."
Haideri questioned: "How is legislation possible by keeping things secret?"
"There was a violation of human rights in the governmental draft," he said.
Meanwhile, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and JUI-F's legal team held a meeting to discuss the matters pertaining to the constitutional amendment.
