Pakistan Senate passes constitutional amendment Bill

• The Senate approved the 26th Constitution Amendment Bill, ending Pakistan’s Chief Justice’s three-year tenure.

• The upper house of parliament voted 65-4, requiring a two-thirds majority for the bill to pass.

• The bill included 22 clauses of amendments, all with 65 senators’ support.

• The bill established a 12-member commission to appoint the chief justice, who will serve for three years.

• The bill will now go to the National Assembly for a two-thirds majority, and the President’s approval for it to become part of the constitution.