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No cooperation with govt on Constitutional Package at any cost: Fazl

JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Thursday said that he will not cooperate with the federal government on the Constitutional Package at any cost, stating that such an amendment could not be rushed through parliament and requires consensus.

The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously accepted a review petition against its 2022 verdict related to the defection clause under Article 63-A of the Constitution.

Today’s verdict, pronounced by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa, could potentially provide major relief to the government in its attempts to garner the required support to make a set of amendments to the Constitution, multiple of which pertain to the judiciary.

Earlier, Fazl hinted at supporting the proposed formation of a constitutional court and did not reject the government’s proposals to fix the tenure of the CJP at three years or to increase the age of a judge of the apex court. He added that the Package should not be “person-specific”.

One of Fazl’s main points on the issue was the need for consensus among political parties.

“We want constitutional amendments to be made with consensus, ensuring they do not trigger political unrest in the country,” he said.

“I would like the government to postpone this amendment,” the JUI-F chief said at a press conference on Thursday. “Political differences need to be resolved and the opposition should cease protesting.”

Fazl also questioned the “urgency” with which the government was trying to rush the amendment.

“I don’t understand the haste; there is no emergency,” he said. “In its current state with its details and rules, it is incapable of being passed and supported.”

Turning to history, the JUI-F chief recalled that constitutional amendments have taken time to implement and cannot be rushed.

“Even the 18th Amendment took nine months to pass,” he added. “They are asking to pass a Constitutional Amendment within a single day. This is not possible.”

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