Pakistani Nawaz Sharif : Pakistan Senate Passes Bill To Reduce Disqualification Duration Nawaz Sharif May Returns To Pakistan
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What does the amendment say?
A copy of the bill was presented in the Senate on Friday, which includes a proposal to amend Section-232 (qualification and disqualification) of the Election Act 2017. As per the amendments, if there is no specific provision for disqualification in the Constitution, then the eligibility of a person to be a Member of Parliament shall be decided according to the criteria laid down under Articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution. As per the amendments, any person disqualified through a court decision will be disqualified for a maximum period of five years from the day of announcement of the decision.
‘Amendment done for only one person’
As per the amendments, the disqualification under section 62(1)(f) shall not exceed five years. The Senate also approved an amendment empowering the Election Commission of Pakistan to announce the date of the election. At the same time, the opposition termed it as a ‘person-specific law’ and an attempt to ensure Nawaz Sharif’s participation in the upcoming elections. Jamaat-e-Islami MP Mushtaq Ahmed said that there is no ambiguity in Articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution. He alleged that the government wanted to gradually make the provisions of qualification and disqualification ineffective.
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