ISLAMABAD: In a recent development, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator SaifUllah Abro has resigned from the Senate following the 27th Amendment controversy.
The Senator resigned from his post after casting a vote in favor of the 27th Constitutional Amendment. The Upper House of Parliament (Senate) has approved all 59 clauses of the 27th Constitutional Amendment by a majority vote.
Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar moved the motion for the bill’s approval. Senate Chairman Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani chaired the Senate session, with various lawmakers expressing their views on the amendment.
During the session, PTI senators staged a strong protest, tearing copies of the bill and scattering them, while opposition members gathered in front of the Senate chairman’s dais.
Amidst the opposition’s uproar, during the clause-by-clause approval of the 27th Amendment Bill, PTI Senator Saifullah Abro did not join the protest and voted in favour of the amendment. JUI Senators Ahmad Khan and Naseema Ehsan also voted in favour.
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