Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday ordered the withdrawal of immunity proposed for the prime minister as part of the 27th Constitutional Amendment, and urged that the prime minister remain “fully accountable.”
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“While I acknowledge their good faith intention, the proposal was not part of the draft approved by the Cabinet. I have ordered its withdrawal immediately,” Prime Minister Shehbaz continued.
He stressed that “as a matter of principle, an elected Prime Minister must remain fully accountable, both before the courts and before the people.”
Earlier, the standing committees on law and justice of both houses of Parliament convened a joint session to further discuss the proposed 27th Constitutional Amendment bill.
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