2 private member bills introduced in Senate.

ISLAMABAD -- As many as two private member bills seeking constitution amendments in Article 213 and Article 45 were introduced in the Senate on Monday.

Senator Sirajul Haq piloted both the bills including the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2019 (Amendment of Article 213) and Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2019 (Amendment of Article 45) in the House.

Sharing details of the bills, Sirajul Haq said two seats in Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had been lying vacant since January 26, 2019. He said the government was bound to fill the seats within 45 days. However, he said despite lapse of over one year, the seats could not be filled so far.

Through the amendment, it is proposed in case there is no consensus among the members of Parliamentary Committee for appointment of members, all the names proposed, from both sides in the committee, within 7 days shall become forwarded to the Judicial Committee duly constituted under newly inserted clause (2D). It is proposed that the Judicial Committee shall consist of Chief Justice and two senior most judges of Supreme Court and Chief Justice of High Courts of respective provinces to consider the...