Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has accused the government of “purchasing” 11 votes to ensure the passage of the recent 26th constitutional amendment impacting Pakistan’s judiciary, stressing that without the party’s votes, “a very dirty” draft would have passed. Talking to the media in Dera Ismail Khan on Wednesday, he said, “We had only eight votes. Without our support, a very dirty (unacceptable to the opposition parties) draft would have been passed.” He stressed that the government had secured 11 votes to pass the constitutional amendment, alleging that…
Fazl says ‘dirty’ draft would have passed without JUI-F votes
