The current ongoing hullaballoo in the political landscape of Pakistan regarding the proposed 26th amendment of the constitution entails meticulous handling, as it will have irrevocable implications in the future if passed. Some notable proposals are much-controversial judicial-related amendments like CJ tenure, the forming of FCC, and the appointment of judges to this very court. An increase in the Balochistan assembly seat from 65 to 81 and other amendments of diminutive importance are also in the proposals.

It is obvious that the amendments are more or less related to the judiciary and its judges, but the government is using this opportunity to bring amendments to many other articles too. Therefore, the government has come up with more than 50 proposals to the constitution.

Although it is apparent from the façade that the government is in some haste in the amendment process, and it was not in sight before the 12 July ruling of the Supreme Court in favor of PTI regarding the reserved seat plea of SIC. However, the application to the ruling is yet to come. Once the seat goes in favor of PTI, the structure of the assembly, and the number game of the assembly will surely be affected.

In such a posthaste situation, the government did not find time to ponder other major issues, namely addressing the issues of Balochistan and GB. Leaving Balochistan for some other day, we oversee the much-talked-about constitutional status of the administered territory of GB. The status of GB has been in abeyance since its annexation to the region. Successive governments have tried to assimilate the region into Pakistan in these seven decades, but could not bring a robust constitutional package to get the region out of this........

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