There is no echo of the 27th constitutional amendment: Attaullah Tarar

ISLAMABAD, Nov 03 (SABAH): Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar Advocate has said that in the 26th constitutional amendment, a committee has been established which will determine which judges are going to sit in the constitutional bench.

These views were expressed by Attaullah Tarar in an interview with the state-run TV. He said, “The constitution has given a system and powers to resolve the issue, I think this forum should sit and decide, I will say what should be done and what should not be done, the committee will make a better decision in this regard.”

He said the 26th constitutional amendment has the silent support of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, adding there is no echo of the 27th constitutional amendment. He said a new package is coming with reference to the improvement of the criminal justice system in legal and judicial reforms.

He further said the package will be brought to the Parliament, adding the 26th Constitutional Amendment is a document approved by consensus, which has also been approved by the lawyers in the elections of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan. He said the Supreme Court Bar Association elections have completely closed the door of starting the lawyers’ movement. He said, “I am categorically saying that no mini-budget is coming.”

He said, “I spoke to Chairman FBR, he said that there are only rumors regarding the mini budget. If a YouTuber is sitting in Pakistan earning two and a half lakh dollars per month and does not pay anything to the state, I will ask FBR to bring these people into the tax net. Vloggers should also pay tax voluntarily; there are people who are earning Rs 1 million to 1.5 million a day, he added.

Attaullah Tarar said that out of the 34 agreements struck with Saudi Arabia during the recent visit of Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, work on five agreements has been started immediately, while progress will be made on the rest of the agreements as well.