ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto on Tuesday categorically said that the party will not compromise on the 18th Amendment or the 1973 constitution.
“There seems to be a lot of conspiracy theories about the fate of the 18th amendment. Let me make #PPP position clear; the fundamentals of the 18th amendment & 1973 constitution are non negotiable. Come hell or high water we will not compromise on our constitution’s integrity,” he said in a tweet.
Bilawal’s comments come in response to reports that the party might be open to changes in the 18th Amendment passed during PPP’s last tenure if it is voted to power in the next elections.
The 18th Amendment stripped the president of all his executive authority and made him a ceremonial head of state, besides transferring more powers from the Centre to the provinces.
Published in Daily Times, March 14th 2018.
