PM Directs PML-N Senators to Withdraw Proposed Constitutional Amendment

Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has instructed that the proposed constitutional amendment tabled by a few senators from the PML-N, regarding immunity for the Prime Minister, be withdrawn immediately. In a post on his X handle, the Prime Minister emphasized that an elected Prime Minister must remain fully accountable, both before the court of law and the people.

According to Radio Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif stated that upon his return from Azerbaijan, he was informed that some Senators from his party had submitted an amendment concerning immunity for the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister, while acknowledging their intent in good faith, noted that the proposal was not part of the Cabinet-approved draft.