Summary Govt and opposition parties have asked their members to ensure their presence in the House today.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Senate may finally pass the bill for the fresh delimitation of constituencies today (Tuesday) following the Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s assurance to address the oppositions grievances regarding the bill.
The bill known as Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2017, pertains to fresh delimitation of the constituencies in accordance with the provisional results of the latest census for upcoming General Elections in 2018.
Both the ruling party and the opposition have asked their members to ensure their presence in the senate session. The bill was earlier tabled in upper house of the parliament last month but it could not be passed due to lack of quorum.
In light of the Constitutional Amendment Bill 2017, Punjab will lose nine seats in the National Assembly while Islamabad will get one, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa five, and Balochistan three more seats.
However, the NA seats for FATA and Sindh will remain unchanged.
The amendments have been made in line with the provisional census results.
