Prime Minister Orders Withdrawal of Proposal Seeking PM Immunity
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday directed that the proposed constitutional amendment submitted by several Pakistan Muslim League–Nawaz (PML-N) senators — seeking immunity for the prime minister — be withdrawn immediately.
In a post on X, the Prime Minister Shehbaz said that, as a matter of principle, an elected premier must remain fully accountable before both the courts and the public.
Shehbaz stated that upon his return from Azerbaijan, he learned that a group of PML-N senators had put forward an amendment proposing immunity for the prime minister.
“While I acknowledge their good-faith intent, the proposal was not part of the cabinet-approved draft. I have instructed that it be withdrawn immediately,” he noted.
The treasury benches on Saturday moved the proposed bill containing the 27th Constitutional Amendment in the Senate. The bill seeks to grant constitutional protection to top armed forces positions; establish a federal constitutional court; allow the transfer of high court judges; and amend or substitute several key constitutional provisions.
However, the opposition rejected the draft soon after it was presented. Law Minister Azam Tarar tabled the bill in the Senate session, chaired by Senate Chairman Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani.
According to Tarar, the legislative draft consists of 49 clauses addressing five subject areas, including three principal themes and two ancillary components.
