The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the Sunni-Ittehad Council (SIC) opposed the amendment, but six independent members who held their seats with the support of the PTI supported the bill.

After the Senate on Sunday passed the controversial 26th Constitution Amendment Bill, capping Pakistan’s Chief Justice tenure for three years, a session of the National Assembly is now underway to pass the bill.

Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar has tabled “The Constitution (Twenty-Sixth Amendment) Bill, 2024 in the National Assembly. The bill encompasses judicial reforms aimed at the provision of speedy justice and bringing more transparency.

The National Assembly of Pakistan is set to pass the 26th Constitutional Amendment Bill after Senate approval, capping Chief Justice tenure at three years.

The ongoing talks around the 26th constitutional amendment have caused repeated delays in Senate and National Assembly sessions.

Pakistan's government on Monday narrowly passed a package of constitutional amendments it said would stop the country's courts from issuing rulings that "interfere in parliament". "The goal of the amendments is to block the judicial verdicts that interfere in parliament,

Pakistan's Cabinet, led by PM Sharif, approves the draft of the 26th constitutional amendment. The amendment faces scrutiny over its potential impact on judicial independence.