ISLAMABAD: The Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah sought to allay public concerns regarding the proposed 27th Constitutional Amendment. In this regard, on Geo News programme Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath, Sanaullah dismissed what he called “fearmongering” surrounding the amendment.
“The speculations appear to be such, and our media and senior anchors have created such fear about the 27th Amendment as if a storm or disease is coming,” he stated.
Furthermore, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) earlier confirmed that its coalition partner, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), had officially sought its support for the proposed amendment.
The development follows the 26th Constitutional Amendment itself still facing over three dozen petitions in the Supreme Court and includes proposals for establishing constitutional courts, restoring executive magistrates, revising provincial financial protections under the NFC Award, and amending Article 243 concerning the command of the armed forces.
In addition, Sanaullah said constitutional amendments were part of a democratic process meant to ensure relevance and effectiveness of governance frameworks.
He maintained that discussions on the amendment had already been ongoing for several months and that consultations with coalition partners would continue.
“If Bilawal felt it appropriate to talk about this today, then that is his choice,” he said, referring to PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari. On the other hand, Bilawal Bhutto also interested in fixing the issue of Balochistan related to law and order and governance issues.
Moreover, the adviser stressed that the government would make the draft public after internal discussions and that all changes would be debated openly.
“There is nothing to fear regarding democracy or any other matter,” he addeenied claims that the government intended to alter the appointment process for the Chief Election Commissioner, calling such speculation “baseless.”
However, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, in a separate interview on GTV News, said the proposed amendment aimed to bring education and population control back under federal oversight.
The proposal comes despite earlier statements by senior government leaders, including Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, who in August said the country was “running well” and did not need another constitutional amendment.
Sanaullah reasserted that any final amendment would only proceed after a national consensus, focusing on that “the government is not going to impose any calamity in the shape of the 27th Amendment.”
