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An article from
The News International reveals the game plan that seems to be taking shape in connection with the Jan. 7, 2017 sunset of the 21st Amendment: neither chamber of the Pakistani legislature will be in session at expiry. So bridge the gap between the sunsetting and the introduction of replacement legislation by a presidential ordinance.
(The thing about the 21st Amendment that has always seemed odd is how a measure that purports to have constitutional dignity could have been enacted with only a two-year life span in the first place.)
We'll try to keep on top of this unfolding tale of fancy legislative footwork.
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