PM Shehbaz seeks PPP support for 27th Amendment

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Monday that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has sought the PPP’s support for the proposed 27th Constitutional Amendment.

In a statement posted on social media, Bilawal said that a delegation of the Pakistan Muslim League–Nawaz (PML-N), led by the prime minister himself, met with President Asif Ali Zardari and him to discuss the amendment.

According to Bilawal, the proposed 27th Amendment includes provisions for the establishment of a constitutional court, the reintroduction of executive magistrates, and new rules regarding the transfer of judges.

He further claimed that the amendment also proposes changes to the National Finance Commission (NFC) Award, potentially affecting the protection of provincial shares. Other proposed changes reportedly include an amendment to Article 243 of the Constitution and the reallocation of responsibilities for education and population planning back to the federal government.

PMLN delegation headed by PM @CMShehbaz called on @AAliZardari & myself. Requested PPPs support in passing 27th amendment. Proposal includes; setting up Constitutional court, executive magistrates, transfer of judges, removal of protection of provincial share in NFC, amending…

— Bilawal Bhutto Zardari (@BBhuttoZardari) November 3, 2025

"Proposal includes; setting up Constitutional court, executive magistrates, transfer of judges, removal of protection of provincial share in NFC, amending article 243, return of education and population planning to the federation and breaking dead lock on appointment of ECP," he wrote on X.

Bhutto-Zardari said that the party's CEC will meet on November 6 upon President Zardari's return from Doha to decide the party's policy.