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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif lauds allied parties for backing 27th Constitutional Amendment

Islamabad, Nov 9 (UNI) Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday praised allied parties for backing the 27th Constitutional Amendment, which proposes sweeping reforms to Pakistan's judicial system and military command structure.
Sharif hosted a dinner of government and coalition senators after a joint parliamentary committee comprising legislators from the Senate and National Assembly's standing committees on law and justice approved the complete draft of the proposed 27th Amendment, sources told Geo News.
The joint committee held a key session today, chaired by Senator Farooq H Naek and MNA Chaudhry Mahmood Bashir Virk, and granted clause-by-clause approval to 49 proposed amendments.
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