PPP opposes the 27th Amendment’s proposed modification to the NFC Award methodology.

According to a report published here on Thursday , the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has rejected the idea to amend the formula for the National Finance Commission (NFC) Award in the proposed 27th Amendment.

PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto told reporters following the party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) meeting on the 27th Constitutional Amendment that the CEC has supported the suggestions to alter Article 243.

Speaking about the creation of the Constitutional Courts, Bilawal Bhutto stated that the CEC meeting will decide this matter at a meeting that will take place today following Friday prayers, where the Constitutional Court’s final decision will be made. The CEC meeting is expected to decide that all four provinces should have equal representation.

The meeting was attended by Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto, President Asif Ali Zardari, and other PPP officials.

Regarding the proposed 27th Amendment, the members were taken into confidence. Bilawal Bhutto thoroughly explained every problem to the CEC.

The National Finance Commission Award was the main topic of discussion among the CEC members, according to sources.

The party leadership communicated its ideas and its own stance on the provinces’ financial share to the government. The PPP stuck to its traditional position on provincial autonomy. According to sources, the majority of members were in favor of giving the Population Welfare Department back to the federal government.

The proposed constitutional change will be discussed with like-minded parties, the CEC will reach out to other parliamentary parties, the party leadership will speak to stakeholders on certain contentious matters, and CEC members voted in favor of the proposal.

On the Federal Constitutional Courts, the PPP and the PML-N get along well. The PPP’s legal experts’ opinions are already included in the proposed text. According to sources, the proposed draft of the 27th Amendment has also been examined by the PPP’s political committee.