{"id":20316,"date":"2024-10-28T12:41:26","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T07:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=20316"},"modified":"2024-10-28T12:41:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T07:41:28","slug":"bill-regarding-number-of-supreme-court-judges-to-be-tabled-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2024\/10\/28\/bill-regarding-number-of-supreme-court-judges-to-be-tabled-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill regarding number of Supreme Court judges to be tabled soon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The inside story of the recent meeting between Pakistan People\u2019s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has unveiled significant political developments.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sources revealed that the leaders discussed a range of constitutional and governance issues, including the proposed 27th Constitutional Amendment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A main outcome of the meeting was the decision to quickly table a bill in parliament that addresses the composition of the Supreme Court by increasing the number of judges. 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