The bill for the 27th Constitutional Amendment was tabled before the Senate on Saturday and referred to the standing committees on law and justice, shortly after its draft was approved by the federal cabinet. As soon as a delayed Senate session began at around 1:15pm, Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar — who had earlier in the day briefed the media on some features of the proposed legislation — requested the suspension of the question hour and other house business so he could brief lawmakers on the