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Sunday, October 27, 2013
PM forms body to fill legal vacuum after 18th AmendISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Saturday constituted a three-member committee to formulate necessary recommendations to fill the legal vacuum created after the passage of the 18th Amendment.
Nawaz observed that after the passing of 18th Amendment, legislation needed to cope with the new scenario has not been done and this situation has created a legal vacuum. He directed that in order to fill this gap, necessary legislation should be done. The previous government, he claimed, had shown criminal negligence in this respect. The prime minister constituted a three-member committee, headed by Federal Minister Zahid Hamid, to propose measures in this respect while other members of the committee would be Special Assistant to the PM Khawaja Zaheer and Law Secretary Barrister Zafarullah.
The committee would recommend new legislation in order to overcome the legal vacuum created after the passing of 18th Amendment. The prime minister passed the directive during a meeting with Law Secretary Barrister Zafarullah who called on him at the Prime Minister’s House. Nawaz said that transparency, accountability and rule of law should be their objectives and be followed in all matters. Barrister Zafarullah briefed the prime minister about the working of the ministry. app
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk