Rana Sanaullah questions opposition’s stance on 27th amendment’s ‘Poisonous Clause’ in 27th amendment

ISLAMABAD, Nov 13 (APP): Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Senator Rana Sanaullah on Thursday criticized the opposition for describing clauses of the 27th amendment as poisonous, noting that despite lengthy speeches in both houses of the Parliament, they failed to identify which specific clause they considered objectionable.
Responding to Senator Maulana Atta ur Rehman’s point of personal explanation in the Senate, Rana Sanaullah said that the Maulana was not only a parliamentary leader of his party but also represented a political ideology and thought.
He noted that Atta ur Rehman had remarked the “poison removed through the 26th Constitutional Amendment had been re injected,” which, he added, implied that the 26th Amendment passed with his party’s full support was entirely correct and a purely parliamentary initiative.
Rana Sanaullah asked Maulana Atta ur Rehman to identify which clause he considered poisonous, pointing out that the opposition had delivered extensive speeches in the Senate over two days and again in the National Assembly without clearly indicating what “poison” had been added.
The minister, speaking on amendments to Article 243, said the changes to the Army’s internal command structure were strictly professional. He recalled that Pakistan, after 78 years, had achieved an unprecedented military success, unlike the wars of 1965 and 1971, with the latter resulting in the loss of East Pakistan. He noted that for the first time the nation and the world acknowledged Pakistan’s decisive response against an adversary far larger in size and economic strength.
The minister said that if the government, in recognition of Pakistan’s recent military success, had followed due process to confer the rank of Field Marshal on the commander, there was “nothing objectionable or unconstitutional” in incorporating the honour into the Constitution. He asked whether “even one person in a nation of 250 million” rejected Pakistan’s victory or the recognition given to its military leadership.